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Hormonal Suppression Side Effects

Meaning

Hormonal suppression side effects are the unintended, adverse physiological consequences that manifest when medical interventions intentionally reduce the production or action of specific endogenous hormones. These effects arise because the endocrine system operates as a complex, interconnected network, meaning the suppression of one hormone inevitably causes downstream compensatory or deficiency-related changes in others. Clinical presentations range from mild, transient symptoms to significant, long-term metabolic, psychological, or structural pathologies.