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[–]BiologyIsReal 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

GnRH agonists like Lupron are not chemo drugs, though. Chemotherapy aims to kill cancer cells. GnRH agonists shuts down the production of sex steroids in the body. That is why they are used to treat certain hormone dependent cancers like prostate and breast cancer.

[–]HouseplantWomen who disagree with QT are a different sex 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They are an integral part of a chemotherapy regimen. You think that’s not chemo drugs? Chemotherapy is not just cytotoxins. Believe me I’m experienced with chemo. Of course the fact that there’s zero data on long term effects in healthy kids is just fine and dandy too.

You forgot you explain how rx only drugs are otc supplements legal to sell to children without prescriptions btw

[–]BiologyIsReal 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'm not Greenquid... I've been very ouspoken about my opposition of transing minors and I agree with you about the selling drugs without rx issue.

I was just saying that GnRH agonists are technically hormonal therapy, not chemotherapy. That doesn't mean they are safe and reversible as TRA says, of course.

[–]HouseplantWomen who disagree with QT are a different sex 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Ah shit my bad. I never look at usernames. If a drug is used to treat cancer it is chemo. Hormonal treatments to delay or slow cancer growth is still chemo.

Unless chemo now refers only to cytotoxic treatment and ignores all the other parts of treatment. Certainly didn’t when I was involved in patient care. Grandmas hormones were part of the chemo and not a seperate treatment.