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January 2003 in “Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents” Steroid sulfatase inhibitors could potentially treat hormone-related disorders like certain cancers, hair loss, acne, and improve cognitive dysfunction.
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August 2004 in “International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics” Finasteride and CPA-EE2 equally reduce hirsutism, but affect hormone levels differently.
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Combining systemic steroids and dithranol can effectively regrow hair in severe alopecia areata.
Isotretinoin is recommended for acne treatment as it is as effective as cyproterone compound.