Low-Dose Flutamide (125 mg/Day) as Maintenance Therapy in the Treatment of Hirsutism

    January 2001 in “ Hormone Research in Paediatrics ”
    Stefano Venturoli, Roberto Paradisi, A. Bagnoli … Renato Seracchioli
    Studysummary This study found that a lower maintenance dose of flutamide (125 mg/day) effectively maintained the reduction in hirsutism achieved with an initial higher dose (250 mg/day) in women, without additional side effects.
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