Journals / Annals of Medical Sciences / 2001 / Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 3
A comparative study of anti-androgenic drug therapies among patients with hirsutism
- Journal
- Annals of Medical Sciences
- Pages
- 119–122
- DOI
- —
Abstract
Purpose: It is aimed to evaluate the efficiency of anti-androgenic drug therapy regiments including Diane 35 plus cyproterone acetate (CPA), Diane 35 plus spironolactone, and spironolactone alone that we used for hirsutism. Methods: Seventy-four premenopausal hirsute women were included to the study. The serum FSH, LH, testosterone (T) and DHEAS levels were analyzed before and after treatment at 6 and 12 months. Results: All treatment regiments were found to be efficient in hirsutism, but only those patients were given Diane 35 plus CPA revealed a decrease in T and LH levels after therapy (p