Intermittent low-dose finasteride is as effective as daily administration for the treatment of hirsute women.
In a prospective randomized study 38 women with idiopathic hirsutism or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) received 2.5 mg of finasteride every day or every 3 days. Intermittent low-dose administration of finasteride was as effective as continuous administration in reducing hirsutism score and was accompanied by a lower incidence of side effects.
Tartagni
Massimo
M
Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica III, Universitá di Bari, Policlinico di Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy. m.tartagni@gynecology3.uniba.it
Schonauer
Matteo Maria
MM
Cicinelli
Ettore
E
Petruzzelli
Filomena
F
De Pergola
Giovanni
G
De Salvia
Maria Antonietta
MA
Loverro
Giuseppe
G
D000328:Adult; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D018120:Finasteride / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D018120:Finasteride