Antiandrogen Therapy Must Be Sustained to Control Hirsutism

Antiandrogens are effective in the treatment of hirsutism, but the optimal duration of treatment is uncertain. These Turkish investigators examined recurrence rates during and after treatment with oral spironolactone, cyproterone acetate, or flutamide in 89 women with hirsutism. The patients were recruited between 1990 and 1997 and assigned to receive 6 to 12 months of treatment …