Hirsutism is the condition where there is abundant growth of hair on the parts of the body where a minimal growth of hair is expected or there should be no hair. Some of the area where there is unwanted growth of hair is: breast and chest.

It can be considered as a type of symptom rather than a disease. Intake of anti-androgenic drug is a kind of treatment which can cure hirsutism. Cyproterone acetate is described as a hormone inhibitor and is prescribed to the women who are suffering from hirsutism in the childbearing age or it can also be administered to the women suffering from androgenic alopecia. Some amount of androgen is necessary in the body of women to produce pubic hair and maintain them. Cyproterone acetate acts as anti-androgen blocking the normal activity of the androgen hormone in the female body and suppressing the action of testosterone on the tissues.

Cyproterone acetate blocks some amount of male hormone which is present in every female thereby preventing excess hair growth. It will take around a year’s time to lose out the excess hair but once cyproterone drug is stopped the hair will again develop rapidly. So it becomes extremely important to continue cyproterone drug till for the time you want to remain free from excess hairs.