Lawrenceville & Braselton · Prostate Cancer
Lupron vs Orgovyx (relugolix): shots or pills?
Advanced Urology Oakwood, on Mundy Mill Road, is opening soon. Until it opens, appointments are made at our Braselton Clinic, with procedures handled at our Lawrenceville Clinic & Surgery Center.
By Advanced Urology ·
What's the short answer?
Lupron is an injection given every one to six months.
Orgovyx, or relugolix, is a daily pill.
Both lower testosterone to slow prostate cancer.
The pill works quickly and testosterone may recover faster after stopping, but it must be taken every day.
Shots mean fewer doses.
Heart history and lifestyle help decide.
Need hormone therapy?
When should you see a urologist about this?
Schedule a visit and we'll compare the options.
What happens at your Crown Pointe Way appointment?
Visits for this topic usually happen at the Lawrenceville Clinic & Surgery Center, 501 Crown Pointe Way, or at our Braselton clinic. Expect our Gwinnett team to hear the whole story first, examine you briefly, then send any urine, blood or imaging orders down the hall. You leave knowing what was found and what the plan is.
How do our Lawrenceville urologists approach this?
When the question involves cancer, our Lawrenceville urologists review every result with you, use MRI or PSMA PET/CT when they add information, and describe active surveillance, robotic surgery, radiation, hormone therapy and newer medicines in everyday language so you can weigh them.
How should you get ready for Crown Pointe Way?
Note when it began, what eases or worsens it, and each medicine or supplement on your list. Carry your insurance card and photo ID, plus results from outside labs or scans. If someone helps you remember details, they are welcome in the room at Crown Pointe Way.
When should you phone us?
Call (678) 344-8900 if symptoms are changing, if a new result worries you, or if a treatment is not doing what you hoped. Crown Pointe Way schedulers will book you with a urologist or physician assistant who sees this concern often.
What should you read next?
What else do patients ask?
What happens after I book online?
Our Gwinnett scheduling team confirms the time, notes your main concern and lets you know what paperwork, medication list and insurance card to have ready.
Which videos can help?
Watch on YouTube: What is Elevated PSA and how Advanced treats itWhat the video covers: A look at what an elevated PSA means and how our practice approaches it.
- Watch: What is Elevated PSA and how Advanced treats it
- Watch: DocTalk: Primary Care Physician & Urologist Discuss Prostate Cancer
These open on Advanced Urology's YouTube channel.
Where can you go from here?
This answer is one piece of prostate cancer care. The links below cover the full evaluation, where you can be seen, and related reading.
- Prostate cancer: symptoms, evaluation and treatment
- Lawrenceville Clinic & Surgery Center, 501 Crown Pointe Way
- Braselton Clinic, 2695 Old Winder Hwy, Suite 150
- More articles: Prostate cancer
Matching video from Advanced Urology
Watch on YouTube: #020 - Decoding PSMA PET / CT for Prostate CancerWhat the video covers: An episode of our podcast explaining the PSMA PET/CT scan, an imaging test used to look for prostate cancer in the body.
How do I book a visit?
Our Lawrenceville and Braselton clinicians look forward to talking this over with you, and our Oakwood office on Mundy Mill Road is opening soon.
Request an appointment at Advanced Urology in Lawrenceville or Braselton. (678) 344-8900 Book online