Treatment of Hirsutism With Cimetidine: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

    February 1989 in “ Fertility and sterility ”
    Arie Lissak, Yoram Sorokin, Ilan Calderon, Martha Dirnfeld, Haim Lioz, H Abramovici
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    TLDR Cimetidine did not reduce hair growth in women with hirsutism.
    In a study conducted 35 years ago, 12 women with moderate to severe hirsutism were treated with 1.5 grams of cimetidine daily for 3 months, while 8 women served as a control group. The results showed no significant change in hair growth rate in either the treated or control groups, indicating that cimetidine at the given dose and duration was not effective in treating hirsutism.
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