Does raloxifene protect eunuchs from bone loss?

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derryderry (imported)
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Does raloxifene protect eunuchs from bone loss?

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This studies suggest that it does protect (in mice)..

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17243547
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Re: Does raloxifene protect eunuchs from bone loss?

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In humans, it's really only been proven to work safely in post-menopausal women. I would think that, in theory, a man with zero T should also benefit from it, but there aren't enough eunuchs to perform widespread drug testing on to have statistical confidence about.
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Re: Does raloxifene protect eunuchs from bone loss?

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Studies done on men with prostate cancer undergoing ADT show that it does protect from bone loss.
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