How long before prostap leaves your system?

[Kamberly]

Hi all,

I am a lupus suffer and was recently put on a chemo treatment which led me to being offered 3 prostap injections. I was really reluctant at the thought of an early menopause as I am 37. Anyway, I took them and now having had 2 injections (last 1 was in aug) I have now started to get hot flushes. Docs have decided not to give me 3rd prostap injection as they changed the treatment I am on. My question is will my symptons go? When does it all leave your system? Thanks in advance!

[Lindle]

Prostap will leave your system as soon as your liver had metabolised it, so within a couple of days or so. But the symptoms will remain until your ovaries start working again which is controlled by hormones from your brain. It varies widely between women from a couple of months to many months. Unfortunately there is no way of knowing.

[Kamberly in reply to Lindle]

Thanks for this. Helps to know. Its just been frustrating having these hot flushes. Is it normal to have cramps during prostap too?

[Lindle in reply to Kamberly]

It depends on the individual case. Prostap just aims to treat symptoms not the disease. So if symptoms are mainly uterine (so period related) then it can help a lot but if there is endo affecting nerves/adhesions then it most likely won't.