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Endocrinology of Hirsutism: From Androgens to Androgen Excess Disorders
Unwanted sexual hair growth has a considerable negative impact on a woman's self-esteem and quality of life. Excessive growth of terminal hair in women in a man-like pattern is defined as hirsutism and affects up to 1 in 7 women.
Bulent Okan Yildiz +3 more
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Obesity in Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Mechanisms, Complications and Management
ABSTRACT Classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CCAH) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder primarily caused by 21‐hydroxylase deficiency. Although the survival rate of patients has significantly improved with glucocorticoid replacement therapy, long‐term use of supraphysiological doses and multiple factors inherent to the disease itself have led
Jialin Mu +5 more
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Diagnostic evaluation of patients presenting with hirsutism [PDF]
Amaç: Hirsutizm, kadınlarda androjen duyarlı bölgelerde erkeklerdekine benzer şekilde terminal kılların bulunmasıdır. Çalışmamızda hirsutizm şikayeti olan hastalarda etyolojiye yönelik araştırma yaparak hirsutizme neden olan hastalıkların sıklığının ...
Üstün, İhsan +12 more
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UPDATE ON IDIOPATHIC HIRSUTISM: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
Idiopathic hirsutism (IH) is defined as hirsutism in conjunction with normal ovulatory function and normal serum androgen levels. The pathogenesis of IH is still not clear.
Erem, CİHANGİR
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Evalution of Frequency of Hirsutism in Female Students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
Objective: Evalution of frequency of hirsutism in female students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in 1995-1996. Population: 700 female students (Married & Nonmarried ) of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in 1995-1996. Method: Providing
Amaneh Yazdanfar +2 more
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Prevalence and study of hirsutism in a hellenic female population
Hirsutism is a term that refers to the presence of excess body and facial hair in women, that is more typical of the hair growth pattern in men. Areas where hirsutism appears are hormonal depended areas and include the face (upper lip, chin), and the ...
Leontaridou, Ioanna +1 more
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Cost-effective therapy in patients with idiopathic hirsutism.
Hirsutism affects 10% of women. Hirsute women with normal circulating androgen levels and normal ovarian function (i.e., regular and ovulatory menstrual cycles) are defined as having idiopathic hirsutism, which may affect more than 20% of all hirsute ...
LUMACHI, FRANCO +2 more
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Introduction : Hirsutism is a common problem in young women. It could be a sign of internal glands diseases (e.g. : ovary , adrenal , hypophysis , …). The aim of this research was measurment of the serum level of hormones produced by these glands in ...
Masood Rahiminejad +3 more
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Background: Hirsutism, male-pattern hair growth, affects 5 to 10 percent of women of reproductive age. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the cause of hirsutism in 7.2-8.2 percent of cases.
Imaneh Khaki, Mahboubeh Valiani
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Clinical Endocrinology, Volume 105, Issue 3, Page 360-362, September 2026.
Jakob Bolinder +2 more
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