Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To review a group of Australian women presenting to a reproductive endocrinologist with acne and investigate how many had androgen excess and how they had responded to endocrinological therapy. DESIGN: All patients referred to me over a 12 month period were included in the study and investigated in a standard manner. Medical therapy was given in a non-randomised manner based on clinical and biochemical evidence. SETTING: Most patients were referred to my private practice, but all public patients seen over this period were also included. PATIENTS: INTERVENTIONS: MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | J A Eden |
Journal | The Medical journal of Australia
(Med J Aust)
Vol. 155
Issue 10
Pg. 677-80
(Nov 18 1991)
ISSN: 0025-729X [Print] Australia |
PMID | 1834923
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Androgen Antagonists
- Ethinyl Estradiol
- Cyproterone Acetate
- Dexamethasone
- Cyproterone
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Topics |
- Acne Vulgaris
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Androgen Antagonists
(therapeutic use)
- Cyproterone
(analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
- Cyproterone Acetate
- Dexamethasone
(therapeutic use)
- Ethinyl Estradiol
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
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