Lupron Depot (leuprolide) overstimulates the body's own production of certain hormones, which causes that production to shut down temporarily. This medicine reduces the amount of testosterone in men or estrogen in women.
Lupron Depot is used in men to treat the symptoms of prostate cancer (but does not treat the cancer itself).
Lupron Depot is used in women to treat symptoms of endometriosis (overgrowth of uterine lining outside of the uterus) or uterine fibroids.
Lupron Depot-Ped is used to treat precocious (early-onset) puberty in both male and female children at least 2 years old.
