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Evalution of Frequency of Hirsutism in Female Students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 1997
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, Zahra Beyhaghi, Nahid Manoochehrian   +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

A Diagnosis Not to Be Missed: Nonclassic Steroid 11β-Hydroxylase Deficiency Presenting With Premature Adrenarche and Hirsutism [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013
Nicole Reisch, Wiebke Arlt, Nils P Krone
exaly   +2 more sources

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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Targeting Pharmacological and Nanotechnology Based Therapeutics for Management of Hirsutism: A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art [PDF]

Pharmaceutical Sciences
Hirsutism is characterized by the excessive growth of coarse hair in women, resembling the typical pattern seen in men. It affects between 5 to 10 % of females of reproductive age.
Ishrat Zahoor, Sukhbir Singh, Neelam Sharma, Ikmeet Kaur Grewal, Shahid Nazir Wani   +4 more
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