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Is hormonal treatment still an option in acne today?
Author(s) -
Bettoli V.,
Zauli S.,
Virgili A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/bjd.13681
Subject(s) - section (typography) , medicine , library science , acne , dermatology , computer science , operating system
Summary Hormonal treatment is indicated in cases of papulopustular, nodular and conglobate acne in females with identified hyperandrogenism, in adult women who have monthly flare‐ups and when standard therapeutic options are unsuccessful or inappropriate. This review summarizes the latest information on hormonal therapies including: combined oral contraceptives; anti‐androgens, such as cyproterone acetate, spironolactone and flutamide; low‐dose glucocorticoids and gonadotropin‐releasing hormone agonists. It also shares the authors’ recommendations for treatment based on the studies discussed here, and personal experience.