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Llame de lunes a viernes de 9:00 a.m. a 4:30 p.m., hora local en Estados Unidos y sus territorios. |
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| Tratamiento para suprimir o bloquear la producción o la acción de las hormonas masculinas. Se realiza mediante la extirpación de los testículos, tomando hormonas sexuales femeninas o medicamentos llamados antiandrógenos. También se llama supresión de andrógenos y ablación de andrógenos. |
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