Antiandrogen therapy for skin and hair disease

Julie C Harper

doi:10.1016/j.det.2006.01.002

Antiandrogen therapy for skin and hair disease

Dermatol Clin. 2006 Apr;24(2):137-43, v. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2006.01.002.

Author

Julie C Harper¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue, South, EFH 414, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. jcharper@uab.edu

PMID: 16677962
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2006.01.002

Abstract

Androgen hormones play an important role in common skin and hair conditions including acne vulgaris, hirsutism, and androgenetic alopecia. Blocking this androgen effect may lead to significant improvements in these conditions. Several medications that work through a variety of different mechanisms may be prescribed safely and effectively as antiandrogen therapies in the dermatology arena.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Alopecia / drug therapy
Androgen Antagonists / therapeutic use*
Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / therapeutic use
Hair Diseases / drug therapy*
Hirsutism / drug therapy
Humans
Skin Diseases / drug therapy*

Substances

Androgen Antagonists
Contraceptives, Oral, Combined