Glossary Term:
Title
anti-androgens
Phonetic
<b>an</b>-tee-<b>AN</b>-druh-jens or <b>an</b>-tie-<b>AN</b>-druh-jens
Description
Drugs that block the body’s ability to use androgens (male hormones). They are pills, taken up to 3 times a day. Anti-androgens are usually used along with orchiectomy (surgery) or LHRH analogs (medicines) to help treat prostate cancer.