What is the purpose of antiandrogen drugs?
Antiandrogen drugs may be given for any of several conditions or disorders, ranging from skin problems to mental disorders: • Prostate cancer. Antiandrogen medications may be used to treat both early-stage and advanced prostate cancer by lowering or blocking the supply of male sex hormones that encourage the growth and spread of the cancer. • Androgenetic alopecia. Androgenetic alopecia is a type of hair loss that is genetically determined and affects both men and women. It is sometimes called pattern baldness. • Acne. Acne is the end result of several factors, one of which is excessive production of sebum, a whitish semiliquid greasy substance produced by certain glands in the skin. Antiandrogens may help to clear acne by slowing down the secretion of sebum, which depends on androgen production. • Amenorrhea. Amenorrhea, or the absence of menstrual periods in females of childbearing age, is sometimes caused by excessively high levels of androgens in the blood. Antiandrogen medications
