Comparison of spironolactone-oral contraceptive versus cyproterone acetate-estrogen regimens in the treatment of hirsutism

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 216-219

  Erenus, M ^a   Yucelten, D ^a   Gurbuz, O ^a   Durmusoglu, F ^a   Pekin, S ^a  

^a Hamam sokak   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cyproterone acetate; hirsutism; spironolactone

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DESOGESTREL; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; DIANE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; MASTALGIA; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 0030016114     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58441-6     Document Type: Article

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