Report on Finasteride (Proscar) Studies Finasteride inhibits the enzyme which converts testosterone to DHT, the most important androgen in pattern […]

Abstract: The administration of long-acting GnRH analogs (GnRH-a) results in gonadotropin and androgen suppression in hyperandrogenic women. Nonetheless, no randomized […]

Abstract: 101 hirsute women received Diane, a combination of 2 mg cyproterone acetate and 50 micrograms ethinyl oestradiol per capsule, from the […]

Abstract: Diazoxide, an anti-hypertensive agent, has diverse pharmacologic effects; hypertrichosis, hyperglycemia associated with suppression of insulin release, and elevation of […]

Abstract: Twenty-five female patients, aged 14 to 49, and suffering from syptoms of virilization (hirsutism, acne, seborrhea and alopecia) were […]

Abstract: Chronic GnRH agonist therapy lowers androgens and decreases androgen-dependent hair shaft diameter, but the resulting induction of hypoestrogenemia has […]

Abstract: The effects and side effects of long-term treatment with cyproterone acetate (CPA) are described. Hammerstein’s reverse sequential regimen (10 […]

Abstract: The effects of the antiandrogen drugs cyproterone acetate (CPA) and spironolactone on hair growth and androgen levels were compared […]

Abstract: The effects of topically applied spironolactone on the sebaceous glands of flank organs in adult male golden hamsters were […]

Abstract: Twenty female patients suffering from androgenetic alopecia were treated during one year with 50 micrograms ethinyloestradiol plus 2 mg […]