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Common therapies<br />

Oestrogens,<br />

conjugated<br />

Deprecated<br />

fair<br />

Live animals or synthetic<br />

Table 3.15 – Popular Oestrogens<br />

Testosterone Blockers<br />

Option What is it? Advantages Disadvantages<br />

Cyproterone<br />

(e.g.Androcur)<br />

More expensive.<br />

Finasteride<br />

(e.g.Proscar)<br />

A pill that you<br />

swallow once a<br />

day<br />

A pill that<br />

you put under<br />

your tongue<br />

once a day or<br />

every other<br />

day. Usually<br />

used with one<br />

of the above<br />

anti-androgen<br />

therapies<br />

Potent<br />

testosterone<br />

blocker<br />

Can help stop<br />

hereditary hair<br />

loss<br />

May cause liver<br />

inflammation<br />

and depression<br />

(Transhealth,<br />

2015a)<br />

Name Safety Efficacy Action<br />

Spironolactone Deprecated<br />

excellent good DHT blocker<br />

Finasteride excellent good Type II 5-<br />

androgen<br />

receptor (AR)<br />

inhibitor<br />

Dutasteride excellent excellent Type I & II 5-AR<br />

inhibitor<br />

Cyproterone Acetate fair excellent testosterone<br />

blocker<br />

Flutamide fair excellent testosterone<br />

blocker<br />

Bicalutamide fair good testosterone<br />

blocker<br />

Table 3.17 – Popular anti-androgens<br />

Progesterone<br />

Option What is it? Advantages Disadvantages<br />

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