title: Sebo-suppression by Combined Anti-androgen and Oestrogen in Female Acne Compared with Tetracycline.
abstract: Cyclic administration of a combination of cyproterone acetate and ethinyl oestradiol in 30 female acne patients led to a significant decrease of the cutaneous sebum excretion rate (SER) as assessed by the modified gravimetric technique. The mean percent reduction was 36.42 + 3. 07 at the end of 6 months, and, it remained reduced even after a treatment free period of 3 month. In comparison, tetracycline treated patients showed a slight rise in the SER that returned to near baseline values 3 months after cessation of the drug.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vaishnavi
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Dash