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    A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Low Dose Flutamide, Finasteride, Ketoconazole, and Cyproterone Acetate-Estrogen Regimens in the Treatment of Hirsutism

    April 1999 in “ The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism ”
    Stefano Venturoli, Ombretta Marescalchi, Fabio Colombo … Carlo Flamigni
    Studysummary This study found that all four treatments—flutamide, finasteride, ketoconazole, and EE-CPA—significantly reduced hirsutism, but EE-CPA and flutamide appeared most effective, with varying effects on androgen levels and side-effect profiles.
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