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No studies found 2 · 28.6%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 1 · 14.3%

Finasteride 5 mg vs flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d.

Participant‐reported improvement of hirsutism 4‐point Likert scale · women with hirsutism

Finasteride 5 mg showed no clear difference in participant‐reported improvement of hirsutism 4‐point Likert scale compared with flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d. (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.63 [0.31, 1.25]
1 study · 20 participants
Low

Finasteride 5 mg vs flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d.

Change in health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) ‐ not measured · women with hirsutism

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Finasteride 5 mg vs flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d.

Proportion of participants who reported an adverse event · women with hirsutism

It is very uncertain whether finasteride 5 mg changes proportion of participants who reported an adverse event compared with flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d. (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.87 [0.57, 26.24]
3 studies · 115 participants
Very low

Finasteride 5 mg vs flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d.

Clinician's assessment of improvement of hirsutism Ferriman‐Gallwey score Scale from: 0 to 36 · women with hirsutism

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 226 participants
Very low

Finasteride 5 mg vs flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d.

Change in serum androgen levels · women with hirsutism

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 226 participants
Moderate

Finasteride 5 mg vs flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d.

Change in BMI ‐ not measured · women with hirsutism

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Finasteride 5 mg vs flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d.

Improvement of other clinical signs of hyperandrogenism ‐ not measured · women with hirsutism

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 110 participants
High