THE TREATMENT OF HIRSUTISM WITH CYPROTERONE ACETATE (AN ANTI‐ANDROGEN)
- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 84 (2) , 119-123
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12537.x
Abstract
The rationale of anti-androgen treatment for hirsutism is explained. The results are presented of treatment with cyproterone acetate of idiopathic hirsutism or hirsutism associated with polycystic ovarian disease. Ten out of 14 patients showed a good response after six months treatment. The response was dramatic in two patients.Keywords
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