If you're having surgery to remove fibroids, you may be prescribed some medicines to take for 3-4mths before your operation to make it easier for your surgeon to remove fibroids. These medicines are called GnRH analogues. GnRH analogues can cause side effects including hot flushes and, if used in the long-term, osteoporosis (thinning of the bones).Therefore, you can only take GnRH analogues for a maximum of 6mths. Your doctor may prescribe progestogen hormone replacement therapy medicines for you to take at the same time as GnRH analogues. This is to reduce the chances of you having side effects.
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