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¹Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.

|November 4, 2015

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Para el hirsutismo leve, las píldoras anticonceptivas orales (OCP) ofrecen mejoría. Los casos más graves se benefician de la flutamida o la espironolactona, mientras que la finasterida, los análogos de la GnRH y la metformina muestran una eficacia limitada para el tratamiento del hirsutismo.

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Área de la Ciencia:

Endocrinología
Farmacología
Dermatología

Sus antecedentes:

El hirsutismo, caracterizado por un crecimiento excesivo de cabello de patrón masculino en las mujeres, afecta significativamente la calidad de vida.
La identificación de terapias médicas efectivas y seguras es crucial para el manejo de esta condición.

Objetivo del estudio:

Evaluar la eficacia y la seguridad de varias terapias médicas para el hirsutismo.
Para determinar qué tratamientos ofrecen el mayor beneficio con el menor número de eventos adversos.

Principales métodos:

Revisión sistemática y metanálisis de los ensayos clínicos.
Análisis comparativo de los resultados del tratamiento para el hirsutismo.

Principales resultados:

Las píldoras anticonceptivas orales (PCO) han demostrado su eficacia en el hirsutismo leve.
La flutamida (250 mg dos veces al día) y la espironolactona fueron eficaces para el hirsutismo más severo.
La finasterida y los análogos de liberación de gonadotropinas dieron resultados inconsistentes.
La metformina no se asoció con un beneficio significativo.

Conclusiones:

Los OCP son una opción de tratamiento primaria para el hirsutismo leve.
La flutamida y la espironolactona se recomiendan para el hirsutismo de moderado a severo.
Se necesita más investigación para aclarar el papel de la finasterida y los análogos de la GnRH.