USE OF FLUTAMIDE FOR SELF-INDUCED ANDROGEN EXCESS - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
HOWE RS CHOW RP STEVENS CL
Citation
Rs. Howe et al., USE OF FLUTAMIDE FOR SELF-INDUCED ANDROGEN EXCESS - A CASE-REPORT, Journal of reproductive medicine, 39(10), 1994, pp. 838-840
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Journal of reproductive medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00247758
Volume
39
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
838 - 840
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-7758(1994)39:10<838:UOFFSA>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A 28-year-old woman developed hirsutism, facial edema and clitoromegal y after self-injection of long-acting synthetic androgens. The symptom s were ameliorated by administration of flutamide with a combination o ral contraceptive. Flutamide appears to be useful in preventing sequel ae of acute androgen excess in women and may be a rational therapy for chronic treatment of androgen excess in women.