title: [Hot flushes in men after surgical or pharmacologic castration].
abstract: Hormone therapy for prostate cancer is associated with a number of adverse effects including hot flushes, which constitute a significant problem as they sometimes interfere with everyday life. Every effort must be made to relieve patients complaining of this symptom. Several different therapeutic modalities are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aubert
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vigouroux
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Doré
mesh_terms: D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology; D005483:Flushing / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000819:agonists; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
vernacular_title: Les bouffées de chaleur de l'homme après castration chirurgicale ou médicamenteuse.