Cyproterone acetate for severe hirsutism: results of a double-blind dose-ranging study.

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OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine if cyproterone acetate (CPA) therapy for hirsute women demonstrated a dose response. DESIGN: A double-blind dose-ranging study of the effect of 3 doses of cyproterone acetate for a period of 12 months. PATIENTS: Twenty-one hirsute women received the Dianette contraceptive pill (35 micrograms ethinyl oestradiol + 2 mg CPA, Schering Healthcare, UK), 20 received Dianette plus 20 mg CPA and 19 received Dianette plus 100 mg CPA: supplementary CPA was admin...

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Authors: Barth, J; Cherry, C; Wojnarowska, F; Dawber, R

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Clinical endocrinology
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 5-10
• Publication date: 1991-07-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1991.tb03489.x
• EISSN: 1365-2265
• ISSN: 0300-0664
• Language: English
• Keywords: Ethinyl Estradiol; Cyproterone Acetate; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Hirsutism; Adult; Drug Administration Schedule; Double-Blind Method; Androgen Antagonists; Cyproterone; Humans; Adolescent