Treatment of Hirsutism with Flutamide and a Low-Dosage Oral Contraceptive in Polycystic Ovarian Disease Patients

    December 1994 in “ Fertility and sterility ”
    L Ciotta, Antonio Cianci, Elvira Marletta … Giuseppe Palumbo
    Studysummary In this study, treatment with flutamide combined with a low-dose oral contraceptive significantly improved hirsutism in women with polycystic ovarian disease who did not respond to oral contraceptive treatment alone.
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    Research cited in this study 4

    1. Comparison of Flutamide and Spironolactone in the Treatment of Hirsutism: A Randomized Controlled Trial Fertility and Sterility · 1994
    2. Treatment of Hirsutism with the Pure Antiandrogen Flutamide Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1990
    3. Cyproterone Acetate as Initial Treatment and Maintenance Therapy for Hirsutism European journal of endocrinology · 1985
    4. Effects of a Low-Dose Desogestrel-Ethinylestradiol Combination on Hirsutism, Androgens, and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 1985

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    1. Finasteride And Flutamide In The Treatment Of Hirsutism PubMed · 1997
    2. Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Flutamide Alone and Combined with an Oral Contraceptive for the Treatment of Idiopathic Hirsutism Clinical endocrinology · 1995
    3. Comparison of Flutamide and Spironolactone in the Treatment of Hirsutism: A Randomized Controlled Trial Fertility and Sterility · 1994
    4. Treatment of Hirsutism with the Pure Antiandrogen Flutamide Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1990