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    Glossary Ethinyl Estradiol

    synthetic estrogen used in birth control pills

    Ethinyl Estradiol (EE) is a synthetic form of estrogen, a hormone that plays a crucial role in the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sexual characteristics. It is commonly used in combination with progestins in oral contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and can also be used in hormone replacement therapy.

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    1. Ethinylestradiol
    2. Cyproterone a synthetic anti-androgen and weak progestogen that inhibits DHT binding to androgen receptor

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    1. The importance of adequate serum ferritin levels during oral cyproterone acetate and ethinyl oestradiol treatment of diffuse androgen-dependent alopecia in women Clinical Endocrinology · 1992 · 83 citations
    2. THE TREATMENT OF HIRSUTISM WITH A COMBINATION OF DESOGESTREL AND ETHINYL OESTRADIOL Clinical endocrinology · 1985 · 64 citations
    3. Reduced serum vitamin B12 levels during oral cyproterone-acetate and ethinyl-oestradiol therapy in women with diffuse androgen-dependent alopecia Clinical and experimental dermatology · 1990 · 20 citations
    4. The influence of long-term treatment with cyproterone acetate or a cyproterone acetate-ethinyl oestradiol combination on androgen levels in blood of hirsute women 1980 · 14 citations
    5. The use of cyproterone acetate/ethinyl estradiol in hyperandrogenic skin symptoms – a review The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care · 2017 · 11 citations
    6. Hair growth and androgen responses in hirsute women treated with continuous cyproterone acetate and cyclical ethinyl oestradiol European journal of endocrinology · 1987 · 9 citations
    7. An assessment of (1) cyproterone acetate and (2) ethinyl oestradiol and lynoestrenol (Minilyn) in the treatment of idiopathic hirsutism 1978 · 8 citations
    8. Comparison of cyproterone acetate plus ethinyl estradiol and finasteride in the treatment of hirsutism Journal of Endocrinological Investigation · 1998 · 49 citations
    9. Clinical and metabolic effects of medroxyprogesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol plus drospirenone in women with polycystic ovary syndrome International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 2008 · 35 citations
    10. Comparison of two contraceptive pills containing drospirenone and 20 μg or 30 μg ethinyl estradiol for polycystic ovary syndrome International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 2015 · 20 citations
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