title: Intermittent low-dose finasteride is as effective as daily administration for the treatment of hirsute women.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica III, Universitá di Bari, Policlinico di Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy. m.tartagni@gynecology3.uniba.it
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tartagni
authors.forename: Matteo Maria
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Schonauer
authors.forename: Ettore
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cicinelli
authors.forename: Filomena
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petruzzelli
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Pergola
authors.forename: Maria Antonietta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: De Salvia
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loverro
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D018120:Finasteride