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    Hirsutism II: Treatment

    Richard Young, Rodney Sinclair
    Studysummary This review discusses various treatments for hirsutism, including cosmetic techniques, anti-androgens like spironolactone, and new drugs such as finasteride and flutamide, but it reports no new clinical results.
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    Research cited in this study 17

    1. Efficacy of Low-Dose GnRH Analogue (Buserelin) in the Treatment of Hirsutism Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes · 2009
    2. Clinical and Endocrine Effects of Finasteride, a 5α-Reductase Inhibitor, in Women with Idiopathic Hirsutism Fertility and Sterility · 1995
    3. A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Finasteride to Spironolactone in the Treatment of Hirsute Women The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1995
    4. Treatment of Hirsutism with Flutamide and a Low-Dosage Oral Contraceptive in Polycystic Ovarian Disease Patients Fertility and sterility · 1994
    5. Clinical and Hormonal Effects of the 5 Alpha-Reductase Inhibitor Finasteride in Idiopathic Hirsutism The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1994
    6. Effects of Finasteride, a 5 Alpha-Reductase Inhibitor, on Circulating Androgens and Gonadotropin Secretion in Hirsute Women The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1994
    7. Comparison of Flutamide and Spironolactone in the Treatment of Hirsutism: A Randomized Controlled Trial Fertility and Sterility · 1994
    8. Finasteride The New England Journal of Medicine · 1994
    9. Hepatotoxicity Complicating Flutamide Treatment of Hirsutism Annals of internal medicine · 1993
    10. The Effect of Finasteride in Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia The New England Journal of Medicine · 1992
    11. Incidence of Liver Toxicity Associated with the Use of Flutamide in Prostate Cancer Patients The American Journal of Medicine · 1992
    12. Flutamide in the Treatment of Hirsutism International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics · 1991
    13. Cyproterone Acetate for Severe Hirsutism: Results of a Double-Blind Dose-Ranging Study Clinical endocrinology · 1991
    14. Treatment of Hirsutism with the Pure Antiandrogen Flutamide Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1990
    15. 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
    16. Oral Spironolactone Therapy for Female Patients with Acne, Hirsutism, or Androgenic Alopecia British Journal of Dermatology · 1985
    17. Use of Cyproterone Acetate in the Treatment of Acne, Hirsutism, and Virilism Journal of Steroid Biochemistry · 1975

    Related research 2

    1. Pharmacology of Antiandrogens Journal of Steroid Biochemistry · 1986
    2. The Development and Evaluation of an Ovulation Inhibitor (Diane) Containing an Antiandrogen Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 1979