Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists for Endometriosis
A 36-year-old woman with pelvic pain unresponsive to other treatments was prescribed a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, which profoundly suppresses sex-steroid production but carries risks of bone density loss and memory impairment.
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