▁to ▁ 7 5 0   m g / day . ▁A ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁multiple ▁dos ages ▁of ▁fl ut am ide ▁significantly ▁reduced ▁h irs ut ism ▁in ▁women ▁with ▁pol yc yst ic ▁ov ary ▁synd rome ▁and ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁significant ▁differences ▁in ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁for ▁dos ages ▁of ▁ 1 2 5   m g / day , ▁ 2 5 0   m g / day , ▁and ▁ 3 7 5   m g / day . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁combination ▁of ▁ 1 2 5   m g / day ▁fl ut am ide ▁with ▁fin aster ide ▁was ▁no ▁more ▁effective ▁than ▁ 1 2 5   m g / day ▁fl ut am ide ▁alone ▁in ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁h irs ut ism . ▁These ▁find ings ▁support ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁fl ut am ide ▁at ▁lower ▁dos es ▁for ▁h irs ut ism ▁without ▁loss ▁of ▁effect iveness , ▁which ▁may ▁help ▁to ▁lower ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁he pat ot ox icity . ▁However , ▁the ▁risk ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁remain ▁even ▁at ▁very ▁low ▁dos es . ▁ ▁S cal p ▁hair ▁loss ▁Fl ut am ide ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁effective ▁in ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁female ▁pattern ▁hair ▁loss ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁studies . ▁In ▁one ▁study ▁of ▁ 1 0 1   pre - ▁and ▁post men op aus al ▁women , ▁fl ut am ide ▁alone ▁or ▁in ▁combination