Effects of ketoconazole in hirsute women.

@article{Akaln1991EffectsOK,
  title={Effects of ketoconazole in hirsute women.},
  author={Sema Akalın},
  journal={Acta endocrinologica},
  year={1991},
  volume={124 1},
  pages={
          19-22
        }
}
  • S. Akalın
  • Published 1991
  • Medicine, Biology
  • Acta endocrinologica
To determine the efficacy of ketoconazole in the treatment of hirsutism, clinical and hormonal effects of this agent were evaluated with a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind cross-over study design. Nine hirsute women were given ketoconazole (600 mg/day) or placebo for 6 months and then crossed over. The severity of hirsutism was assessed according to the scale of Ferriman & Gallwey. Baseline serum testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, progesterone, estradiol, basal and… 
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