Hot flashes in prostate cancer are seen after treatment with:a) Surgical castrationb) Androgen receptor blockerc) Radical prostatectomyd) Estrogen and Cyproterone acetate
Hot flashes are side effects of androgen ablation, whether surgical or medical. Estrogens and Cyproterone acetate are used in the treatment of Hot flashes.
Hot flashes are described as a subjective feeling of warmth in the upper torso and head followed by perspiration.
Following drugs are used tit of hot flashes:
-Transdermal estradiol or Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
- Oral progestogens, eg, megestrol acetate
- Cyproterone acetate
- Clonidine
- Sertraline
- Venlafaxine
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