title: [Therapeutic usefulness of antiandrogens].
abstract: Antiandrogens are substances that block androgen receptors. The antiandrogenic action of some of these medications, as H2 blockers and some diuretics, was discovered as a collateral effect. They are used for the treatment of acne, hirsutism and seborrhea in women; they are also used in precocious puberty and sexual hyperexcitability states. The clinical usefulness of these drugs is unquestionable, but their prescription requires a through knowledge of their endocrinological effects.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Endocrinología, Hospital Clínico San Borja-Arriarán, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Devoto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aravena
mesh_terms: D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists
vernacular_title: Utilidad terapeutica de los antiandrogenos.