Posted by pfinstegg on October 3, 2002, at 19:43:18
In reply to Re: for Bob- mefipristone » Pfinstegg, posted by Bob on October 3, 2002, at 19:24:25
Hi Bob,
I actually don't know whether it can be used safely for longer periods. I guess I just assumed that it couldn't be because it is a female hormone,and because the use at Stanford was so brief. But it's not estrogen, which would be feminizing, so maybe it can be. And I didn't know that it had been used longer term for a man with Cushing's Disease- that's fascinating.
Just brainstorming here, but maybe this is the kind of drug which can be used long-term in a stop-start fashion, the way they use various anti-androgens in men with prostate cancer.
I do hope you will let us know what you decide upon- I think there are hundreds of us who will really appreciate knowing! And the best of luck to you.
Pfinstegg
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