Table 4.
Side effects observed in the study patients: leuprolide vs. triptorelin.
Leuprolide N = 48(%) |
Triptorelin N = 62(%) |
p value | Total N = 100 (%) |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Headache | 8 (16.7%) | 17 (27.4%) | 0.182 | 25 (22.7%) |
Increased appetite | 9 (18.8%) | 8 (12.9%) | 0.400 | 17 (15.5%) |
Mood swings | 8 (16.7%) | 8 (12.9%) | 0.579 | 16 (14.5%) |
Nausea | 5 (10.4%) | 1 (1.6%) | / | 6 (5.5%) |
Pain at the injection site | 1 (2.1%) | 3 (4.8%) | / | 4 (3.6%) |
Vomiting | 1 (2.1%) | 1 (1.6%) | / | 2 (1.8%) |
Other symtoms | 5 (10.4%) | 4 (6.5%) | 0.452 | 9 (8.2%) |
other symptoms: decreased appetite, articular pain, vaginal discharge, irritability.