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    GlossaryAntiandrogenic (androgen antagonist)

    substances inhibit male sex hormones like testosterone

    Antiandrogenic refers to substances or treatments that inhibit the effects of androgens, which are male sex hormones like testosterone. These substances can be used to treat conditions like androgenic alopecia (hair loss) and prostate cancer by blocking the action of these hormones, thereby reducing their influence on hair follicles and other tissues.

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      learn Clascoterone

      a novel topical treatment that inhibits DHT on androgen receptors

      learn Pyrilutamide

      highly targeted anti-androgen that might have minimal systemic effects

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      powerful topical and oral anti-androgen used mostly by women

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      a nonsteroidal anti-androgen, most commonly used orally for women