Treatment of Hirsutism by Finasteride and Flutamide in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    January 1997 in “ Gynecological Endocrinology ”
    L. Falsetti, Deborah Oliveira De Fusco, G. Eleftheriou, B Rosina
    Studysummary This study found that both finasteride and flutamide effectively reduced hirsutism in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, decreasing the Ferriman-Gallwey score and hair diameter without significant side effects.
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    Research cited in this study 6

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    2. Comparison of Flutamide and Spironolactone in the Treatment of Hirsutism: A Randomized Controlled Trial Fertility and Sterility · 1994
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