Androgen is another word for male sex hormone. An anti-androgen is a drug that stops male sex hormones from being produced or stops them working.

Hormonal therapy drug that works by attaching itself to proteins on the surface of the cancer cell and blocking testosterone from entering the cancer cell.

chemical that acts as an antagonist at the androgen receptor or otherwise interferes with the effects of endogenous androgens.

Any substance that inhibits the body's production of androgens, either in the ovaries or the adrenal gland. Oral contraceptives are often used to treat acne in this fashion, in combination with other drugs such as spironolactone, a common diuretic with anti-androgenic properties.

a substance that has the effect of countering the male sex hormone androgen

A drug or product that limited the effects of androgens (male hormones)

A substance which interferes with the function of an androgen, or male sex hormone, by taking over the androgen's receptors.

Hormone therapy drug that blocks testosterone

A drug used to block the production or interfere with the action of male sex hormones.

steroidal or non-steroidal drug that specifically blocks the androgen receptors of prostate cells, preventing stimulation by endogenous androgens