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Cyproterone acetate
Cyproterone acetate
(abbreviated as
CPA
), also sold under
brand names
such as
Androcur
among others, is a synthetic,
steroidal
antiandrogen
,
progestin
, and
antigonadotropin
. It is primarily used in the treatment of
androgen-related conditions
by virtue of its ability to suppress
androgenic
activity in the body, an effect which it mediates by preventing
endogenous
androgens from interacting with the
androgen receptor
and by suppressing androgen
biosynthesis
. CPA is also used for its
progestogenic
effects, for instance, as a component of some
combined oral contraceptive pills
in combination with
ethinyl estradiol
, such as in
Diane-35
among others.
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