New alternative treatment in hirsutism: bicalutamide 25 mg/day

müderris i., Bayram F., Ozcelik B., Guven M.

GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, cilt.16, sa.1, ss.63-66, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/713602986
  • Dergi Adı: GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.63-66
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: hirsutim, medical treatment, bicalutamide, CASODEX ICI-176,334, PROSTATE-CANCER, FLUTAMIDE, ANTIANDROGEN, FINASTERIDE, MONOTHERAPY
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The efficacy of low-dose bicalutamide (25 mg/day) in the treatment of hirsutism was investigated in this study. Hirsutism score was determined, according to a modified Ferriman-Gallwey scoring system, in 42 women with hirsutism. Each patient received 25 mg/day bicalutamide. Before therapy, multiscreen blood chemistry, hormonal analysis, and complete blood counts were performed. These parameters and hirsutism scores were repeated at 3 and 6 months during therapy. The paired Student's t-test was used to compare repeated values. Clinical improvement in the degree of hirsutism was observed in all patients by the same author. The modified Ferriman-Gallwey scores decreased from a mean of 22.0 +/- 5.1 to 8.6 +/- 3.5 (p < 0.0001). The reduction in hirsutism scores was 41.2 +/- 11.4% at 3 months and 61.6 +/- 11,1% at 6 months. In conclusion, bicalutamide at 25 mg/day is an effective drug in the treatment of patients with hirsutism.