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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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The effect of CAG repeats length on differences in hirsutism among healthy Israeli women of different ethnicities. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 PURPOSE:Variations in the degree of hirsutism among women of different ethnic backgrounds may stem from multiple etiologies. Shorter length of the polymorphic CAG repeats of the androgen receptor (AR) gene may be associated with increased activity of the
Naomi Weintrob +7 more
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Targeting Pharmacological and Nanotechnology Based Therapeutics for Management of Hirsutism: A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art [PDF]
Pharmaceutical SciencesHirsutism 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 +4 more
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Quality of Life in Women with Hirsutism in Erbil City
Advanced Medical Journal, 2022 Background and objectives: Hirsutism being a psychological, social and not merely medical problem may have a negative impact on the quality of life of affected women.
Roshna Abdulla Ali +1 more
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Clinical Dermatology Review, 2020 Background: Hirsutism is defined as a male pattern of hair distribution in a female. The interplay of androgens as well as other non androgenic hormones has an important role in the causation of hirsutism.
Priyanka G Dhanotia +2 more
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Clinical and Investigative Study of Hirsutism [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019 Introduction: Hirsutism is the presence of excessive terminal hair in androgen-dependent areas in a female with varied aetiology. The most common endocrine disorder leading to hirsutism is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).
Vaishali Hainath Wankhade +3 more
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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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Total Testosterone Or Ultrasonographic Findings As a predictor For PCOS
مجلة الكوفة الطبية, 2023 Background: Hirsutism is an annoying change that brings many women to gynecology and dermatology clinics; it can also indicate important events such as serious hormonal problems or malignancies.
Ezat Hajmollarezaei
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Diyala Journal of Medicine, 2019 Background: Hirsutism is the presence or an excess of terminal (thick and dark) hair growth in women, in a male - like pattern. Hirsutism affects about 5-10% of women during reproductive age.
Khudhair Khalaf Al-Kayalli +1 more
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International Journal of Trichology, 2010 Hirsutism represents a primary clinical indicator of androgen excess. The most common endocrine condition causing hirsutism is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Diagnosing PCOS is not easy as the signs and symptoms are heterogenous. The newest diagnostic guideline made by the Androgen Excess and PCOS Society in 2006, claims the presence of ...
Kopera, Daisy +2 more
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