Spironolactone (pronounced: spi–ro–no–lac–tone) is a diuretic or
Other systemic treatments which have been suggested for the treatment of hirsutism include anti-androgens (for example cyproterone acetate, finasteride, flutamide
It is in the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist
Currently, there are few prospective studies on metformin combined with low-dose spironolactone in the treatment of
Spironolactone is an antiandrogen and aldosterone antagonist used to treat hirsutism
Hair comes back if you stop Spironolactone 25-200 mg per day taken at night - while hirsutism may respond to lower doses in this range, alopecia is likely to require doses of at least 100 mg per day
Spironolactone is currently being used in dermatology as an antiandrogen or anti-male hormone therapy for the treatment of acne, diffuse hair loss in females, and hirsutism
Forty-eight hirsute women were treated with spironolactone 100 mg twice daily for 3 to 12 months
Hirsutism is the most common endocrine disorder affecting nearly 10% of women in
Spironolactone is currently being used in dermatology as an antiandrogen or anti-male hormone therapy for the treatment of acne, diffuse hair loss in females, and hirsutism
1213 Objectives
For women with mild hirsutism who also require contraception, the choice of more ‘oestrogen-dominant’ preparations such as Mercilon® or Marvelon® may be helpful, but in more significant hirsutism, greater benefit can be achieved by the use of an androgen receptor inhibitor such as cyproterone acetate or spironolactone
Good to very good clinical results were observed in 80% of the
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Design: Follow-up study of patients treated with one of four regimens: spironolactone (100 mg/d) for 1 year, dexamethasone (0
When high androgen levels cause hirsutism, other signs might develop over time, a process called