Hormonal Changes And Hair Growth During Treatment Of Hirsutism With Cimetidine

    January 1984 in “ PubMed ”
    R Grandesso, P Spandri, Michele Gangemi, Giovanni Battista Nardelli, Giovanni B. Ambrosio, G. Conte, Maria Antonietta De Salvia, Giorgio Meneghetti
    TLDR Cimetidine does not significantly reduce hair growth in hirsutism.
    The study investigated the effects of cimetidine on hair growth in 4 women with hirsutism and 3 women with peptic ulcers as controls over 9 months. While hair growth slowed in all treated women, the results were not statistically significant. A significant decrease in urine 17-ketosteroids was observed, but there were no substantial changes in plasma levels of testosterone, 17-beta estradiol, progesterone, FSH, LH, and prolactin. The study concluded that cimetidine did not have a significant impact on hair growth to warrant its use in treating hirsutism.
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