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Clinical Trial
. 1975 Nov 28;26(48):2180-7.

[The treatment of virilizing syndromes. Comparative clinical studies of 2 antiandrogen-active gestagens (cyproterone acetate, megestrol acetate]

[Article in German]
E Grund, H Schmidt-Elmendorff
  • PMID: 128684
Clinical Trial

[The treatment of virilizing syndromes. Comparative clinical studies of 2 antiandrogen-active gestagens (cyproterone acetate, megestrol acetate]

[Article in German]
E Grund et al. Med Welt. .

Abstract

PIP: Treatment of virilization symptoms in 230 patients is reported. 68 patients were treated with Planovin (4 mg megestrol acetate and .05 mg ethinyl estradiol), 77 with SH81041 (100 mg Cyproterone acetate for 10 days and .05 mg ethinyl estradiol for 21 days), and 85 were treated first and Planovin and then with SH81041. Acne, seborrhea, hirsutism, and alopecia improved under treatment with each preparation; results were similar with acne and alopecia, while SH81041 was somewhat more effective than Planovin in treating seborrhea and hirsutism. Therapeutic results obtained during treatment with SH81041 in acne and alopecia are retained during Planovin treatment, but seborrhea and hirsutism become worse again. Successful treatment was independent of the severity of hirsutism and the duration of of treatment. Side effects included breakthrough bleeding and sweating.

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