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Double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial of a cream containing the Stryphnodendron adstringens (Martius) Coville bark extract for suppressing terminal hair growth
Author(s) -
Vicente RA,
Leite e Silva VR,
Baby AR,
Velasco MVR,
Bedin V
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03088.x
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , double blind , dermatology , randomized controlled trial , traditional medicine , adverse effect , pathology , alternative medicine
Excess of terminal hair can be defined as excessive hair that appears in male-like pattern in women. Some experts consider this condition as a result of an atypical relationship between levels of circulating androgens and sensitivity of androgen receptors in hair follicles to circulating androgens.