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Not at all! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty_blocker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty_blocker , "The most commonly used puberty blockers are gonadotr
by eesmith 4y ago
Not at all!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty_blocker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty_blocker , "The most commonly used puberty blockers are gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists".
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone_agonist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone... , which shows the structure of "Leuprorelin, one of the most widely used GnRH agonists" and says:
> They are agonists of the GnRH receptor and work by increasing or decreasing the release of gonadotropins and the production of sex hormones by the gonads.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing says "He accepted hormone treatment with DES, a procedure commonly referred to as chemical castration, as an alternative to prison."
That's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethylstilbestrol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethylstilbestrol , "a nonsteroidal estrogen medication".
> DES is an estrogen, or an agonist of the estrogen receptors, the biological target of estrogens like estradiol
Different structure classes, different targets, and different effects.