Concept information
Preferred term
Cyproterone
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Cyproterone, 1alpha,2 alpha,9 beta,10 alpha-Isomer
Scope note
- An anti-androgen that, in the form of its acetate (CYPROTERONE ACETATE), also has progestational properties. It is used in the treatment of hypersexuality in males, as a palliative in prostatic carcinoma, and, in combination with estrogen, for the therapy of severe acne and hirsutism in females.
History note
- 74(72)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Androcur
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003534
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