Anti-Androgen Treatment of Hirsute Women: A Study on Stress Responses

    Ulf Lundberg, U. Hansson, P. Eneroth … Kerstin Hagenfeldt
    Studysummary This study found that treatment with cyproterone acetate and ethinylestradiol in hirsute women reduced testosterone and androstenedione levels, decreased hair growth, and increased cortisol levels without changing catecholamine excretion.
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    Research cited in this study 3

    1. The Influence of Long-Term Treatment with Cyproterone Acetate or a Cyproterone Acetate-Ethinyl Estradiol Combination on Androgen Levels in Blood of Hirsute Women Journal of steroid biochemistry/Journal of Steroid Biochemistry · 1980
    2. Use of Cyproterone Acetate in the Treatment of Acne, Hirsutism, and Virilism Journal of Steroid Biochemistry · 1975
    3. The Evaluation of the Role of Androgens in Hirsutism and the Use of a New Anti-Androgen Cyproterone Acetate for Therapy ˜The œJournal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism · 1974