Spearmint and hirsutism
What 2 graded rows on spearmint agree on for hirsutism, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
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Spearmint and hirsutism
2 rows · 63 peopleInconsistent: both rows reported mixed results.
- DGrade D× 2
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- 2
- People
- 63
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 42 people (2010) and reported mixed results.
Each row reported mixed results on its own, so there is no side to compare. The rows enrolled 21 to 42 people and were published from 2007 to 2010.
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2 mixed- DGrade DAndrogens and hirsutism in PCOS · Mixed
RCT · n 42 · 2010 · Women with polycystic ovary syndrome and hirsutism
One cup twice daily · 30 days
Free and total testosterone fell and LH and FSH rose versus placebo tea; self-rated hirsutism improved, but clinician-rated Ferriman-Gallwey scores did not differ (p=0.12).
- DGrade DAndrogen levels in hirsutism · Mixed
Open-label trial · n 21 · 2007 · Women with hirsutism (12 with PCOS, 9 idiopathic; Turkey)
One cup twice daily · 5 days (follicular phase)
Free testosterone fell and LH, FSH and estradiol rose; total testosterone and DHEA-S did not fall.