What is androcur used for?

What is Androcur used for? Androcur is used to control sexual desire in men who have an increased sex drive (hypersexuality) and/or sexual deviation. For reduction of drive in sexual deviations, you should only take cyproterone acetate 50 mg, if your doctor considers that other interventions are inappropriate.

What is cyproterone acetate ethinyl estradiol used for?

This medication is used to treat severe acne in women who have an oily skin condition called seborrhea and unwanted/extra hair growth on the body (such as face, chest). It contains 2 hormones: cyproterone (a progestin) and ethinyl estradiol (an estrogen).

Is androcur a contraceptive?

Additionally, your doctor will advise the most appropriate contraceptive for you to take to provide the necessary contraceptive protection and to stabilise your cycle. If you are postmenopausal or have had a hysterectomy, Androcur may be administered alone.

What is the side effect of Androcur?

Be careful driving or operating machinery until you know how Androcur affects you. This medicine may cause tiredness and can impair the ability to concentrate. If you have any of these symptoms, do not drive, operate machinery or do anything else that could be dangerous.

Is androcur safe?

Common: Direct hepatic toxicity, including jaundice, hepatitis and hepatic failure has been observed in patients treated with Androcur. At dosages of 100 mg and above, cases with fatal outcome have also been reported. Most reported fatal cases were in men with advanced carcinoma of the prostate.

What does ethinyl estradiol do to the body?

Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol combination is used to prevent pregnancy. It works by stopping a woman’s egg from fully developing each month. The egg can no longer accept a sperm and fertilization (pregnancy) is prevented.

Does cyproterone acetate lower testosterone?

Cyproterone is highly effective at lowering endogenous total testosterone concentrations in transfeminine individuals undergoing feminising hormone therapy. Due to differing mechanisms of action, differences in anti-androgenic or feminising effects of cyproterone and spironolactone are unclear.

Does androcur cause weight gain?

Androcur can have an effect on weight gain. Varocose veins are a relative contraindication to taking the Pill. Headaches, unless they are migraines or indicate high blood pressure, do not mean that you should stop taking the Pill.

Is androcur a progesterone?

Cyproterone acetate (CPA), sold alone under the brand name Androcur or with ethinylestradiol under the brand names Diane or Diane-35 among others, is an antiandrogen and progestin medication used in the treatment of androgen-dependent conditions such as acne, excessive hair growth, early puberty, and prostate cancer.