Antiandrogens are also used as a component of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender women and as puberty blockers in transgender girls [4] side effects of antiandrogens depend on the type of antiandrogen and the specific antiandrogen in question. View important safety information, ratings, user reviews, popularity and more. Topical antiandrogens may be used in combination with topical minoxidil or as alternatives to oral medications, likely with fewer systemic adverse effects Androgens, such as testosterone, bind to proteins called androgen receptors, which are found in prostate cancer cells and in cells of some other tissues. Antiandrogen therapy may be prescribed for prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, or pattern hair loss in men or polycystic ovary syndrome, hirsutism, or ovarian tumors in women.
An antiandrogen is any drug that blocks the effects of androgens (male hormones) on the body The antiandrogens include drugs that inhibit testosterone synthesis, block androgen receptors, or inhibit the conversion of testosterone to its more active form, dihydrotestosterone.
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