▁pro state ▁cancer ▁at ▁compar able ▁dos es . ▁ ▁Av ailable ▁forms ▁Fl ut am ide ▁is ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁ 1 2 5   m g ▁or al ▁caps ules ▁and ▁ 2 5 0   m g ▁or al ▁table ts . ▁ ▁Side ▁effects ▁The ▁side ▁effects ▁of ▁fl ut am ide ▁are ▁sex - dependent . ▁In ▁men , ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁side ▁effects ▁related ▁to ▁and ro gen ▁dep riv ation ▁may ▁occur , ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁being ▁gy ne com ast ia ▁and ▁breast ▁tend ern ess . ▁O thers ▁include ▁hot ▁flash es , ▁decre ased ▁mus cle ▁mass , ▁decre ased ▁b one ▁mass ▁and ▁an ▁associated ▁increased ▁risk ▁of ▁f ract ures , ▁de pression , ▁and ▁sexual ▁d ys function ▁including ▁reduced ▁lib ido ▁and ▁ere ct ile ▁d ys function . ▁In ▁women , ▁fl ut am ide ▁is , ▁generally , ▁relatively ▁well ▁toler ated , ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁ov ulation . ▁The ▁only ▁common ▁side ▁effect ▁of ▁fl ut am ide ▁in ▁women ▁is ▁dry ▁skin ▁( 7 5 % ), ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁attributed ▁to ▁a ▁reduction ▁of ▁and ro gen - medi ated ▁se bum ▁production . ▁General ▁side ▁effects ▁that ▁may ▁occur ▁in ▁either ▁sex ▁include ▁d izz iness , ▁lack ▁of ▁app et ite , ▁g astro int est inal ▁side ▁effects ▁such ▁as ▁n ause a , ▁vom iting , ▁and ▁di arr he a , ▁a ▁green