Sexual Hormones in Human Skin

February 2007 in “ Hormone and metabolic research ”

Christos C. Zouboulis, W.-C. Chen, M. Julie Thornton, Kenan Qin, RobertL Rosenfield

From the encyclopedia

Cyproterone →

a synthetic anti-androgen and weak progestogen that inhibits DHT binding to androgen receptor

Spironolactone →

powerful topical and oral anti-androgen used mostly by women

Finasteride →

Frontline, gold standard treatment for combatting androgenic alopecia

Studysummary This review discusses the roles of androgens and estrogens in skin functions and disorders, and highlights the use of estrogen-progestin treatments and anti-androgens in managing hirsutism and acne, without reporting new results.

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