Chemical castration and lab tests

[TrustyTrout (imported)]

To those that know much more than me...

I'm curious whether androcur/cyproterone, depo provera, et al. that reduce testosterone do so in an identifiable way. Do they change the lab results in a pattern that a urologist or endocrinologist could recognize as "self-medicating?" Thanks.

[sprbggr (imported)]

Hi I tried Androcur with Tamoxifen for about 10 days and then had a lab test. My testosterone was at < 3.47 nmol/l so very low. But the urologist looked at me and said it must be a measurement mistake since I did not look as somebody who has low testosterone. Nothing they noticed. But they did check cholesterol and that was all OK.

[cboy0815 (imported)]

Have also done it with androcur... was on 50 (castration level) with it and was doc thinking is a organ failure.

Depo provera could give a really big spike in progesterone... don't use it!