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    Glossary Antiandrogen Therapy

    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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    1. Impact of anti-androgen therapies on COVID-19 susceptibility: a case-control study in male population from two COVID-19 regional centers of Lombardy (Italy) medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2020 · 4 citations
    2. Antiandrogens as Therapies for COVID-19: A Systematic Review Cancers · 2024 · 6 citations
    3. Topical Antiandrogen Therapies for Androgenetic Alopecia and Acne Vulgaris American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2019 · 7 citations
    4. Use of Antiandrogens as Therapeutic Agents in COVID-19 Patients Viruses · 2022 · 5 citations
    5. Use of Antiandrogens as Therapeutic Agents in COVID-19 Patients 2022
    6. Anti-androgen therapy for the treatment of female pattern hair loss: a clinical review of current and emerging therapies Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2025
    7. Minimally Invasive Non-Surgical Therapies for Androgenetic Alopecia: A Narrative Review of Clinical Evidence for Regenerative and Locally Acting Antiandrogen Treatments Preprints.org · 2026
    8. Do Anti-androgens Have Potential as Therapeutics for COVID-19? Endocrinology · 2021 · 18 citations
    9. Androgen receptor: A promising therapeutic target in breast cancer Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences · 2019 · 21 citations
    10. Molecular Mechanisms Lead to Sex-Specific COVID-19 Prognosis and Targeted Therapies Frontiers in Medicine · 2020 · 10 citations
    11. The involvement of androgens in human hair growth American journal of biomedical sciences · 2015 · 3 citations
    12. Hormonal Therapies for Acne: A Comprehensive Update for Dermatologists Dermatology and Therapy · 2025
    13. Chapter 23. Therapeutic Control of Androgen Action Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry · 1994 · 7 citations
    14. Anti-Androgenic Potential of Plant Extracts: Molecular Mechanisms, Synergistic Effects, and Nutritional Interventions Molecules · 2026
    15. Diagnostik und Therapie der kutanen Androgenisierung im klimakterischen Übergang sowie in der Peri- und Postmenopause: Hirsutismus und Alopezie Journal für Kardiologie (Krause & Pachernegg GmbH) · 2012 · 2 citations
    16. Treatment-Induced Hair Shedding (Dread Shed) Associated with Androgenetic Alopecia Therapies SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine · 2025
    17. Hormonal Therapies in Cosmetic Dermatology: Mechanisms, Clinical Applications, and Future Perspectives Cosmetics · 2025 · 2 citations
    18. Polycystic Ovarian Disease: Current Insights and therapeutic Strategies African Journal of Biomedical Research · 2024
    19. Antiandrogen therapy for androgenetic alopecia Expert Review of Dermatology · 2006 · 14 citations
    20. A Review of Therapeutic Applications of Nutraceuticals in Polycystic Ovarian Disease Journal of Pharma Insights and Research. · 2025 · 1 citations
    21. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Promising therapies for treating and/or preventing androgenic alopecia. Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature · 2012
    22. Role of Topical Ketoconazole in Therapeutic Hair Care Beyond Seborrhoeic Dermatitis and Dandruff JEADV Clinical Practice · 2025
    23. CURRENT THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science · 2026
    24. Therapeutic strategies for treating hair loss Drug Discovery Today: Therapeutic Strategies · 2006 · 42 citations
    25. [New therapeutic aspects in non-cicatricial alopecias]. PubMed · 1988
    26. Anti-androgen hormonal therapy for cancer and other diseases European Journal of Pharmacology · 2019 · 65 citations
    27. Glucocorticoid and Sex Hormone Receptors: Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Relevance Dermatologic Clinics · 2007 · 4 citations
    28. Hormone-related hair disorders - from clinical needs to new therapeutic perspectives Experimental dermatology · 2006
    29. Female pattern hair loss: therapeutic update Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia · 2023
    30. Current Aspects of Antiandrogen Therapy in Women Current Pharmaceutical Design · 1999 · 20 citations