Medical Treatment Regimens of Hirsutism

    January 2004 in “ Reproductive biomedicine online ”
    Yılmaz Şahin, Fahrettin Keleştimur
    Studysummary This review discusses the main features of anti-androgen drugs, combined treatments, and insulin sensitizers in managing hirsutism and reports no new research findings.
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