"Cyproterone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003534
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.745.432.219 D04.210.500.883.419
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Nayyar SK, Ghosh T. Cyproterone acetate and seminal vesicles in the regulation of male fertility. Contraception. 1980 Feb; 21(2):183-90.