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Society for Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation of Androgen Excess in Women
Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Context Androgen excess is common in women and refers to clinical or biochemical evidence of elevated androgenic steroids such as testosterone. It is associated with underlying polycystic ovary syndrome in the majority of cases. However severe androgen excess is less common and may indicate the presence of underlying adrenal or ovarian ...
Yasir S. Elhassan +14 more
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Hyperandrogenism and skin: polycystic ovary syndrome and peripheral insulin resistance [PDF]
, 2005 The polycystic ovary syndrome is an extremely common endocrine disorder in women of chilbearing age. It is characterized by menstrual disturbance, hyperandrogenism and/or hyperandrogenemia.
Bagatin, Edileia +4 more
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Histopathology, EarlyView.Aims A subset of superficial angiomyxomas contains epithelial elements. Rarely, especially in Carney's complex patients, arborizing adnexal proliferations are present, with some authors proposing that they could be authentic adnexal neoplasms. Our aim was to determine if the epithelial elements are trapped adnexal epithelium, epithelial outgrowths ...
Carlos Monteagudo +5 more
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Journal of Diabetes Investigation, EarlyView.The trajectory of diabetes and comorbidities over a woman's lifecourse. In this review, Ma and colleagues summarize key aspects of how diabetes intersects with women's health, and how a holistic, integrative, and lifecourse approach to diabetes and women's health can have a significant impact on noncommunicable diseases on a population level.
Ronald CW Ma +9 more
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What is the best approach to the evaluation of hirsutism? [PDF]
, 2005 The evaluation of hirsutism should begin with a history and physical examination to identify signs and symptoms suggestive of diseases such as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), hypothyroidism, hyperprolactinemia, hyperandrogenic insulin-resistant ...
Curran, Diana Renee, Moore, Cassandra
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Leydig Cell Tumour and Mature Ovarian Teratoma: Rare Androgen-Secreting Ovarian Tumours in Postmenopausal Women [PDF]
, 2016 Androgen-secreting ovarian tumours are extremely rare accounting for
Agapito, A +3 more
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Journal of Neuroendocrinology, EarlyView.Abstract Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the leading cause of anovulatory infertility in premenopausal individuals with ovaries worldwide. Despite the diagnostic features of anovulation, ovarian cysts, and hyperandrogenemia, which indicate that ovary dysfunction is the cause of the syndrome, changes in central neuroendocrine circuits are a ...
Aleisha M. Moore
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Comprasion of Acnea prevalence in melasmatic and non-melasmatic (with and without Hirsutism) more than 27 years old woman [PDF]
Objective: Melasma is the adventitious increase of skin pigments that is created slowly and with a symmetric form.Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous units.Because of high prevalence of melasma in Ardabils women & because of ...
صادقیه اهری, سعید +2 more
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Plasma Androgens in Women with Acne Vulgaris [PDF]
, 1983 We have studied a group of young adult women of mean age 23.8 ± 6.5 (SD) years with only acne (A, n =46), only hirsutism (H, n = 10), and acne plus hirsutism (A+H, n = 19) who sought dermatologic care.
Lucky, Anne W. +4 more
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