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Hormonal Therapy :
Hormonal Therapy :
* Oral contraceptives : Suppresses free testosterone level
* [[Oral contraceptives]] : Suppresses free [[testosterone]] level


* Glucocorticoid : In patients with CAH
* [[Glucocorticoid]] : In patients with [[CAH]]


* 5α-reductase inhibitor : Finestride
* 5α-reductase inhibitor : Finestride


* Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists :An  alternative to oral contraceptives<ref name="pmid10">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G, Voigt R, Krause W, Voigt P |title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes |journal=Biochem. Pharmacol. |volume=24 |issue=17 |pages=1639–41 |year=1975 |pmid=10 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* [[Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist]]<nowiki/>s :An  alternative to [[oral contraceptives]]<ref name="pmid10">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G, Voigt R, Krause W, Voigt P |title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes |journal=Biochem. Pharmacol. |volume=24 |issue=17 |pages=1639–41 |year=1975 |pmid=10 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Many women with unwanted hair seek methods of hair removal to control the appearance of hirsutism. But the actual causes should be evaluated by physicians, who can conduct blood tests, pinpoint the specific origin of the abnormal hair growth, and advise on the best course of treatment.

Medical Therapy

Cosmetic therapy : Bleaching , shaving , depilating agents ,waxing treatments , Eflornithine hydrochloride cream (Vaniqa)

Hormonal Therapy :

  • 5α-reductase inhibitor : Finestride

References

  1. Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G, Voigt R, Krause W, Voigt P (1975). "Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes". Biochem. Pharmacol. 24 (17): 1639–41. PMID 10.

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