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    Glossary Hirsutism Treatment

    medical and cosmetic methods to reduce excessive female hair growth

    Hirsutism Treatment refers to the medical and cosmetic interventions used to manage excessive hair growth in women, typically in areas where men usually grow hair, such as the face, chest, and back. This condition is often caused by hormonal imbalances, and treatments can include medications like anti-androgens, oral contraceptives, and topical creams, as well as procedures like laser hair removal and electrolysis.

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    2. 12 Treatment of hirsutism with 5α-reductase inhibitors Clinics in endocrinology and metabolism · 1986 · 28 citations
    3. Medical treatment of hirsutism Dermatologic therapy · 2008 · 66 citations
    4. THE TREATMENT OF HIRSUTISM WITH A COMBINATION OF DESOGESTREL AND ETHINYL OESTRADIOL Clinical endocrinology · 1985 · 64 citations
    5. THERAPY OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Treatment of hirsutism in the polycystic ovary syndrome European journal of endocrinology · 2013 · 40 citations
    6. CHRONIC TREATMENT REGIMENS FOR HIRSUTISM IN WOMEN: EFFECT ON BLOOD PRODUCTION RATES OF TESTOSTERONE AND ON HAIR GROWTH Clinical Endocrinology · 1975 · 29 citations
    7. Medical Treatment of Hirsutism in Women Current medicinal chemistry · 2010 · 18 citations
    8. Successful Treatment of Hirsutism in HAIR-AN Syndrome Using Flutamide, Spironolactone, and Birth Control Therapy Archives of dermatology · 1997 · 17 citations
    9. Laser Treatment in Hirsutism: An Update Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2020 · 16 citations
    10. Hirsutism: Diagnosis and Treatment Journal of metabolic syndrome · 2012 · 2 citations
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    1. RU58841 Experimental topical anti-androgen sold as a research chemical
    2. Spironolactone Blood-pressure and diuretic drug with anti-androgen effects
    3. Bicalutamide Nonsteroidal anti-androgen, originally a prostate cancer drug
    4. Cyproterone a synthetic anti-androgen and weak progestogen that inhibits DHT binding to androgen receptor