Contraceptive and therapeutic effectiveness of two low-dose ethinylestradiol and cyproterone acetate regimens in the treatment of hirsute patients

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-33

  Venturoli, S ^a,b   Ravaioli, B ^a   Bagnoli, A ^a   Colombo, F M ^a   Macrelli, S ^a   Iadarola, I ^a   Vianello, F ^a   Mancini, F ^a   Flamigni, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Clinica Ostetrica Ginecologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiandrogen; Contraception; Cyproterone acetate; Ethinylestradiol; Hirsutism

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL DERIVATIVE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; SEQUENTIAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SEQUENTIAL; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL CONGENERS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032013602     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625189809167482     Document Type: Article

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