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Androgen suppression raises fracture risk five-fold

Cleveland-Although skeletal fractures attributed to androgen suppressionare present in a small percentage of men on the therapy, the incidence maybe as high as five times that of the normal population, according to VincentS. Ricchiuti, MD, chief resident, department of urology, Case Western Reserve-UniversityHospitals, Cleveland.

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