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Antiandrogen Treatments for AGA

» Spironolactone - This is the most well known and at this time highly recommended oral Antiandrogen for women available. We know of more than a few women who have had good success in regrowing their hair with it. It is available by prescription through your dermatologist and is recommended in oral doses of 100-200 mg/day. Some other antiandrogens that may help are:

» Flutamide - 250mg orally 3 times a day

» Cimetidine - 300mg orally 5 times a day

» Dexamethasone - 0.25 to 0.75mg per night

» Cyproterone Acetate - 50 to 150mg a day (not available in US)

» Desogestrel: Desogen, Ortho-Cept

» Norgestimate: Ortho-Cyclen, Ortho Tri-Cyclen (yes it can potentially grow hair too!)

» Norethindrone: Micronor, Nor-OD, Ovcon-35, Brevicon, Modicon, Ortho-Novum 7/7/7, Ortho-Novum 10-11, Tri-Norinyl, Norinyl and Orthol/35

» Ethynodiol diacetate: Demulen 1/35

» Levonorgestrel: TriphasilfTri-Levlen, Nordette

» Norgestrel: Lo/Ovral, Ovrefte, Ovral

» Norethindrone acetate: Loestrin 1/20, Loestrin 1.5/30

» Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists

» Leuprolide (Lupron-Depot), 3.75 mg/month intramuscularly, plus 0.625 mg conjugated estrogens and cyclic medroxyprogesterone acetate 10 mg (from days 1-12 of each month)

» Nafarelin (400 [Lg intranasally twice a day), plus Norinyl 1/35 tablets daily for 21 of 28 days, orally