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*** '''Nevertheless, severe allergic reactions can occur with abarelix, even after previously uneventful treatment''' | *** '''Nevertheless, severe allergic reactions can occur with abarelix, even after previously uneventful treatment''' | ||
*** '''Unlike abarelix, the LHRH antagonist degarelix has no systemic allergic reaction''' | *** '''Unlike abarelix, the LHRH antagonist degarelix has no systemic allergic reaction''' | ||
* '''LH/FSH levels by method of ADT''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">LH/FSH levels by method of ADT</span>''' | ||
** '''LHRH agonists: reduced LH and only partially suppressed FSH''' | ** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">LHRH agonists: reduced LH and only partially suppressed FSH</span>''' | ||
** '''LHRH antagonists: reduce both LH and FSH levels''' | ** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">LHRH antagonists: reduce both LH and FSH levels</span>''' | ||
** '''Surgical castration: significantly elevated LH and FSH''' | ** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Surgical castration: significantly elevated LH and FSH</span>''' | ||
==== Inhibition of Androgen Synthesis ==== | ==== Inhibition of Androgen Synthesis ==== | ||