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June 2007 in “Recent Patents on Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Drug Discovery” Certain inhibitors can potentially treat prostate cancer and other hormone-dependent conditions by controlling sex hormone levels in cells.
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January 2017 in “Acta Endocrinologica” Finasteride and metformin both help treat PCOS, but using them together works best.
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