Treatment of Hirsutism with 5α-Reductase Inhibitors

    J. R. Brooks
    Studysummary This review discusses the potential of 4-azasteroids as 5α-reductase inhibitors for treating hirsutism, reporting their promising effects in animal studies but noting no clinical trials have been conducted yet.
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    Research cited in this study 3

    1. Species Differences in Prostatic Steroid 5α-Reductases of Rat, Dog, and Human Endocrinology · 1985
    2. 3 Alpha, 17 Beta-Androstanediol Glucuronide in Plasma: A Marker of Androgen Action in Idiopathic Hirsutism ˜The œJournal of clinical investigation/˜The œjournal of clinical investigation · 1982
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