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  1. Common side effects of hormone blockers include1234:
    • Hot flashes
    • Headache
    • Nausea
    • Fatigue
    • Loss of appetite
    • Muscle, joint, or bone pain
    • Injection site pain
    • Reduced sex drive
    • Increased risk of depression
    • Elevated liver enzymes
    • Reduced facial and body hair
    • Higher risk of developmental issues for a fetus if taken during pregnancy
    • Symptoms associated with menopause, such as mood swings, night sweats, and vaginal dryness.
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    Common short-term side effects of these drugs can include:

    • Hot flashes and/or night sweats
    • Headache
    • Nausea
    • Feeling tired

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    • immediate, but usually reversible side effects, such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and arthralgia ( joint pain)

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    Anti-androgens can produce a range of side effects, depending on the dose and type you take. Some possible side effects include: low sex drive increased risk of depression elevated liver enzymes reduced facial and body hair higher risk of developmental issues for a fetus if you take them during pregnancy

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    Because these drugs affect hormones, side effects often include symptoms associated with menopause: Hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats, osteoporosis, vaginal discharge and vaginal dryness are among the most common.

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    What are the pros and cons of hormone blockers?
    At GenderGP Transgender Services, we discuss the pros and cons of using hormone blockers. Pros include alleviating distress caused by pubertal development for individuals who identify as a different gender to the sex they were assigned at birth. This is achieved by suppressing the production of sex hormones (oestrogen or testosterone) and delaying the changes of puberty.

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    What are the long term effects of hormone treatment?

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    MBBS · 8 years of exp

    Hormone treatment effects depend on the condition for which hormone is being taken, in cases of hypothyroidism, where thyroid hormone production is low, they need replacement hormone, it is quite safe to take. But in gynecological conditions like polycystic ovarian syndrome and fibroids, prolonged hormone replacement can cause weight gain, in some cancers also hormone treatment is given which is necessary to take to avoid remission.
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    What are the side effects of estrogen & androgen blockers?
    Like all medications, estrogen and androgen blockers can cause side effects. Most side effects are mild, but some can be serious. Medical evidence is limited on the effects of long-term use of these medications. Severe complications appear to be rare. For most patients, the benefits outweigh the risks when taken with their doctor’s guidance.

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    Are there any side effects of hormone therapy?
    Each person responds differently to hormone therapy medications. Like all medications they can cause side effects. Most side effects are mild. Others are more serious. We don’t yet know all of the side effects of taking these medications for a long time. In rare cases they can cause severe complications.

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    Why do people take hormone blockers?
    Adults take hormone blockers for a number of reasons, including as part of cancer treatment, for contraception, or as part of a gender transition. Hormone blockers have risks and side effects you need to know about before deciding to start. These are taken by people who want to stop getting more masculine. Androgen blockers have several names:

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    How do hormone blockers work?
    Hormone blockers or hormone inhibitors are drugs that reduce or stop the effects of hormones in the body. Most work by stopping them from being absorbed, but some drugs slow or stop their production. These drugs have been safely used for decades to control sexual maturation in youth who are not gender incongruent.

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    Sep 26, 2017 · Because these drugs affect hormones, side effects often include symptoms associated with menopause: Hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats, osteoporosis, vaginal discharge and vaginal dryness...