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No studies found 542 · 28.7%GRADE not reported 130 · 6.9%Very low 326 · 17.3%Low 434 · 23%Moderate 348 · 18.5%High 106 · 5.6%

Flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d. vs spironolactone 100 mg

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
2 studies · 40 participants
Very low

Flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d. vs spironolactone 100 mg

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
2 studies · 40 participants
Moderate

Ethinyl estradiol 35 μg + cyproterone acetate 2 mg vs ethinyl estradiol 30 μg + desogestrel 0.15 mg

Change in health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) ‐ not measured · patients 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

Flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d. vs spironolactone 100 mg

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

Flutamide 250 mg once to b.i.d. vs spironolactone 100 mg

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

Spironolactone 100 mg vs placebo

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

Spironolactone 100 mg showed no clear difference in participant‐reported improvement of hirsutism 4‐point Likert scale compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 9 [0.55, 147.95]
1 study · 20 participants
Low

Spironolactone 100 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

Spironolactone 100 mg vs placebo

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

Spironolactone 100 mg showed no clear difference in proportion of participants who reported an adverse event compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 5 [0.7, 35.5]
1 study · 20 participants
Low

Spironolactone 100 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
1 study · 20 participants
Low

Spironolactone 100 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
1 study · 20 participants
Low

Spironolactone 100 mg vs placebo

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

Spironolactone 100 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

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

Ethinyl estradiol 35 μg + cyproterone acetate 2 mg vs ethinyl estradiol 30 μg + desogestrel 0.15 mg

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

Ethinyl estradiol 35 μg + cyproterone acetate 2 mg showed no clear difference in proportion of participants who reported an adverse event compared with ethinyl estradiol 30 μg + desogestrel 0.15 mg (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for hirsutism (excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.41 [0.08, 2.05]
1 study · 100 participants
Moderate

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