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Dietary intakes and anthropometric indices in women with hirsutism and healthy women of reproductive age [PDF]

Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2021
Introduction: Hirsutism refers to the abnormal and excessive hair growth, with a pattern similar to the male pattern in women. It is possible that dietary intake and body weight are associated with hirsutism, so the present study was conducted with aim ...
Reihaneh Rahimi, Hadis Varaee, Shirin Amini   +2 more
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Hirsutism, Normal Androgens and Diagnosis of PCOS

Diagnostics, 2022
Hirsutism is defined as the presence of terminal hair with male pattern distribution in women. While in the general population, hirsutism affects around 4–11% of women, it is the main manifestation of hyperandrogenism in women with polycystic ovary ...
Poli Mara Spritzer, Lucas Bandeira Marchesan, Betânia Rodrigues Santos, Tayane Muniz Fighera   +3 more
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Comparison of Modified Ferriman-Gallwey Score and Biochemical Parameters in the Estimation of the Prevalence of Idiopathic Hirsutism Among Women in the Kurdistan Region

Baghdad Journal of Biochemistry and Applied Biological Sciences, 2023
The word "hirsutism" describes the development of terminal hairs at androgen-controlled body locations in women, which has distress and adverse psychosocial affects.
Bushra Maree jarallah, Hataw Adil, Ayad Palani   +2 more
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Hirsutism

BMJ, 2009
Hirsutism is a distressing and relatively common problem, affecting 5 to 10% of women in the reproductive age group. It is usually a sign of androgen excess, the commonest cause being the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Diagnosis depends mainly on assessment of the clinical symptoms and laboratory values of various hormones.
Raekha, Kumar, Joan, St John, Devasenan, Devendra   +2 more
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CAQ Corner: Basic concepts of transplant immunology

, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Amanda Cheung, Josh Levitsky
wiley   +1 more source

An evaluation of the management of hirsutism in public versus private outpatient departments in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, 2023
Background: Hirsutism is the excessive body or facial terminal (coarse) hair growth in females in a male-like pattern, carries a worldwide prevalence of 5%–20%, and requires careful evaluation and long-term management.
Malak H Aldosari, Ahmed Saleh, Abdubadie Kutubi, Asma F Al-Ruhaimi, Yara Bashawri, Arwa K Althubyani, Raneem Saleh, Hala Khalil   +7 more
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Association of ethnicity, Fitzpatrick skin type, and hirsutism: A retrospective cross-sectional study of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome

International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2017
Background: The complex interplay between ethnicity, Fitzpatrick skin type (FST), and hirsutism in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is poorly understood.
L. Afifi, MS, L. Saeed, BA, L.A. Pasch, PsyD, H.G. Huddleston, MD, M.I. Cedars, MD, L.T. Zane, MD, MAS, K. Shinkai, MD, PhD   +6 more
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Idiopathic Hirsutism* [PDF]

Endocrine Reviews, 2000
Hirsutism, the presence of terminal (coarse) hairs in females in a male-like pattern, affects between 5% and 10% of women. Of the sex steroids, androgens are the most important in determining the type and distribution of hairs over the human body. Under the influence of androgens hair follicles that are producing vellus-type hairs can be stimulated to ...
R, Azziz, E, Carmina, M E, Sawaya
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Hirsutism [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1975
SummaryHirsutism is usually caused either by an increase in androgen production by the ovary or adrenal or it may be due to increased sensitivity of the hair follicle to normal amounts of circulating androgens. The diagnostic possibilities can be resolved on clinical grounds by laparoscopy and by hormone measurements.
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Hormonal and Genetic Controls of Hirsutism: Link Between hyperprolactinemia, Polycystic ovary syndrome and Hirsutism [PDF]

Journal of Medical and Life Science
The definition of hirsutism is when a woman has dark, thick hair that resembles men on her neck, face, chest, and in between thighs. The pathophysiology of hirsutism has been linked to some causes, such as genetic and hormone factors.
Zainab Allami, Maytham Dragh, Salah Faraj, Rana Jawad   +3 more
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