Short term effects of spironolactone on blood lipid profile: a 3-month study on a cohort of young women with hirsutism.

Aims: To investigate the effects of spironolactone on serum lipids in women with hirsutism over a 3-month period.

Methods: In a prospective setting, 27 hirsute women (20 with polycystic ovary syndrome and seven with idiopathic hirsutism) with a mean age of 23.0 +/- 5.