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Testosterone levels with 100 to 300 mg/day oral cyproterone acetate and low-dose oral estrogen in men. [160] The estrogen used was 0.1 mg/day diethylstilbestrol (DES), [160] which has been described as an "extremely low" dosage. [87] Levels of testosterone were decreased by about 95% with the combination and by about 61% with cyproterone ...
Cyproterone acetate (CPA), sold alone under the brand name Androcur or with ethinylestradiol under the brand names Diane or Diane-35 among others, is an antiandrogen and progestin medication used in the treatment of androgen-dependent conditions such as acne, excessive body hair growth, early puberty, and prostate cancer, as a component of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender individuals ...
Relative to steroidal antiandrogens like cyproterone acetate and spironolactone, bicalutamide has better selectivity in its action, superior efficacy as an antagonist of the androgen receptor, and better tolerability. Bicalutamide also shows a better safety profile than cyproterone acetate.
1967: Cyproterone acetate was first studied clinically, to treat sexual deviance in men [225] 1969: Cyproterone acetate was first studied in the treatment of acne, hirsutism, seborrhea, and scalp hair loss in women [226] 1969: The antiandrogenic activity of spironolactone is discovered [227]
Spironolactone has been found to be effective in the treatment of hirsutism in women at a dosage of as low as 50 mg/day. [60] At dosages of 100 mg/day and 200 mg/day, observed reductions in hair shaft diameter were 19% ± 8% and 30% ± 3%, respectively (p = 0.07).
200 mg twice daily Finasteride: Propecia: 5αR inhibitor: Oral: 1–5 mg/day Dutasteride: Avodart: 5αR inhibitor: Oral: 0.25–0.5 mg/day Progesterone: Prometrium [c] Progestogen: Oral: 100–400 mg/day Medroxyprogesterone acetate: Provera: Progestogen: Oral: 2.5–40 mg/day Depo-Provera: Progestogen: IM: 150 mg every 3 mos: Depo-SubQ Provera ...
50–100 mg 1x/1–2 weeks Testosterone phenylacetate b: Perandren, Androject: Oil solution: 50–200 mg 1×/3–5 weeks Mixed testosterone esters: Sustanon 100, Sustanon 250: Oil solution: 50–250 mg 1×/2–4 weeks Testosterone undecanoate: Aveed, Nebido: Oil solution: 750–1,000 mg 1×/10–14 weeks Testosterone buciclate a – Aqueous ...
Testosterone levels with 100 to 300 mg/day oral cyproterone acetate and low-dose oral estrogen in men. [11] The estrogen used was 0.1 mg/day diethylstilbestrol (DES), [11] which has been described as an "extremely low" dosage. [12] Levels of testosterone were decreased by about 95% with the combination and by about 61% with cyproterone acetate ...