The Treatment of Hirsutism with a Combination of Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol

    January 1985 in “ Clinical endocrinology ”
    P. Dewis, P. Petsos, Maureen Newman, D. C. Anderson
    Studysummary In this study, treatment with the oral contraceptive containing 30 μg ethinyl oestradiol and 150 μg desogestrel significantly reduced androgen-dependent hair growth in hirsute women over one year.
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