ADT might make men on ADT more vulnerable to the virus if they end up suffering from one of the potential side effects of the treatment, metabolic disease.
Prioritizing COVID-19 Testing
Waiting For Prostate Surgery During COVID-19
Many hospitals, especially in profoundly impacted areas, have converted their surgical suites into COVID ICUs. The shortage created by this shift of use of surgical suites, as well as the surgical staff, has forced many urologists to start men on to hormone therapy (ADT) while they wait for a time when prostatectomies can again be performed.