New details confirm an increased risk of developing intracranial meningiomas after prolonged use of the hormonal product cyproterone acetate. Cyproterone acetate is a synthetic progestogen and potent ...
Women taking the synthetic progestogen cyproterone acetate were at increased risk for brain tumors, a French study found. The analysis of data on over 250,000 girls and women who filled a prescription ...
Cyproterone products with daily doses of 10 mg or more should be restricted because of a risk of developing meningioma, says the safety committee of the European Medicines Agency. Products containing ...
Alain Weill, Pierre Nguyen, Moujahed Labidi, Benjamin Cadier, Thibault Passeri, Lise Duranteau, Anne-Laure Bernat, Isabelle Yoldjian, Sylvie Fontanel, Sébastien ...
Prolonged high dose use of the hormone drug cyproterone acetate is associated with an increased risk of developing a brain tumour, finds a study of over 250,000 women in France published by The BMJ ...
Cyproterone, medroxyprogesterone most effective for reducing hot flushes in men with prostate cancer
Men with prostate cancer who reported having significant hot flushes during androgen suppression treatment had a better hormonal response with cyproterone and medroxyprogesterone compared with ...
The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that the use of cyproterone be restricted as a result of the potential risk of meningioma.
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A 23-year-old healthy fitness instructor was prescribed Diane-35 (cyproterone acetate–ethinyl estradiol) for acne. Three weeks later, she suddenly lost the ability to speak. She arrived at the ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The hormonal treatments cyproterone acetate and medroxyprogesterone were both ...
Many factors influence prescribing behaviours, including scientific evidence, commercial information, physician education and patient preferences. We present an instance where prescribing was likely ...
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