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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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A case report of cornelia de lange syndrome in Northern Iran; a clinical and diagnostic study [PDF]

, 2016
As a rare multisystem congenital anomaly disorder, Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is featured by delayed growth and development, distinct facial dimorphism, limb malformations and multiple organ defects.
Alaee, E., Bazrafshan, B., Hosseininejad, S.-M.   +2 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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Molecular genetics and pathophysiology of 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3 deficiency. [PDF]

, 1996
Autosomal recessive mutations in the 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3 gene impair the formation of testosterone in the fetal testis and give rise to genetic males with female external genitalia.
Andersson, Stefan, Blethen, Sandra L., Bloise, Walter, Cutler Jr., Gordon B., Davis, Daphne L., Geissler, Wayne M., Griffin, James E., Grumbach, Melvin M., Mendonca, Berenice B., New, Maria I., Russell, David D., Schwarz, Hans P., Wilson, Jean D., Witchel, Selma F., Wu, Ling   +14 more
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Variations of Steroid Hormone Metabolites in Serum and Urine in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome after Nafarelin Stimulation: Evidence for an Altered Corticoid Excretion. [PDF]

, 1995
To evaluate the clinical relevance of testing pituitary-ovarian responses in patients suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) with the GnRH agonist nafarelin, a 1.2-mg dose of nafarelin was given intranasally to 19 women with PCOS and 15 healthy ...
A. Lob, Burkhardt Moller, Cornelia H, Dieter Engelhardt, Karl Jacob, Michael M. Weber, Peter Luppa, Rainer Kimmig, Roger, Thomas Strowitzki   +9 more
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