For the management of patients with prostatic cancer
To suppress with initial LHRH analogue therapy
In long-term palliative treatment where LHRH analogues or surgery are contraindicated, not tolerated, or where oral therapy is preferred
In the treatment of hot flushes in patients under treatment with LHRH analogues or who have had orchidectomy
Cyproterone block the effect of the hormone called testosterone. This causes a reduction in the production of testosterone in the testicles, which prostate cancer cells require for growth.