A Prospective, Randomized Trial Comparing Flutamide (250 mg/d) and Finasteride (5 mg/d) in the Treatment of Hirsutism

    May 2000 in “ Fertility and Sterility ”
    Iptisam Ipek Muderris, Fahri Bayram, Muhammed Güven
    Studysummary This study found that flutamide was more effective than finasteride in reducing hair growth in women with hirsutism over a one-year period.
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    1. Finasteride Treatment for One Year in 35 Hirsute Patients Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes · 2009
    2. A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Low Dose Flutamide, Finasteride, Ketoconazole, and Cyproterone Acetate-Estrogen Regimens in the Treatment of Hirsutism The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1999
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    7. The Clinical Development of a 5α-Reductase Inhibitor, Finasteride The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 1990
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