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No studies found 7 · 24.1%GRADE not reported 2 · 6.9%Very low 6 · 20.7%Low 11 · 37.9%Moderate 2 · 6.9%High 1 · 3.4%

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

Finasteride 5 mg to 7.5 mg vs placebo

Participant‐reported improvement of hirsutism 4‐point Likert scale · 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
2 studies · 54 participants
Very low

Finasteride 5 mg to 7.5 mg vs placebo

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 to 7.5 mg vs placebo

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

It is very uncertain whether finasteride 5 mg to 7.5 mg changes proportion of participants who reported an adverse event compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.13 [0.48, 2.67]
3 studies · 67 participants
Very low

Finasteride 5 mg to 7.5 mg vs placebo

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
3 studies · 62 participants
Very low

Finasteride 5 mg to 7.5 mg vs placebo

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
3 studies · 52 participants
Low

Finasteride 5 mg to 7.5 mg vs placebo

Change in BMI · 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 · 24 participants
Very low

Finasteride 5 mg to 7.5 mg vs placebo

Improvement of other clinical signs of hyperandrogenism ‐ 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