Spironolactone in the Treatment of Hirsutism

    January 1986 in “ Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ”
    Michael Chapman, Maurice Katz, Mitchell Dowsett … C. J. Dewhurst
    Studysummary In this study, spironolactone treatment reduced hair growth in 17 out of 30 patients with hirsutism, but was less effective compared to cyproterone acetate–estrogen therapy.
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    Research cited in this study 2

    1. Treatment of Hirsutism With Spironolactone JAMA · 1982
    2. A Novel Use of Spironolactone: Treatment of Hirsutism ˜The œJournal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism · 1980

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