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    GlossaryAntiandrogen Therapy (anti-androgen treatment)

    reduces or blocks male hormones to treat certain conditions

    Antiandrogen Therapy, also known as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), is a treatment that reduces the levels or blocks the effects of androgens (male hormones like testosterone) in the body. This therapy is commonly used to treat conditions like prostate cancer and androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness) by slowing the growth of cancer cells or reducing hair loss, respectively.

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      a synthetic anti-androgen and weak progestogen that inhibits DHT binding to androgen receptor

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

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      a topical anti-androgen with less systemic involvement

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      powerful topical and oral anti-androgen used mostly by women

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      highly targeted anti-androgen that might have minimal systemic effects
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