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 ScienceThe 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.
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Impaired carotid viscoelastic properties in women with polycystic ovaries [PDF]
, 2002 Background-The purpose of this study was to assess the elastic properties of the carotid arteries in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome, asymptomatic women with polycystic ovaries.
Hardiman, P, Lakhani, K, Seifalian, AM
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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
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A time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay for the measurement of testosterone in saliva: Monitoring of testosterone replacement therapy with testosterone buciclate [PDF]
, 1998 Monitoring of testosterone replacement therapy requires a reliable method for testosterone measurement. Determination of salivary testosterone, which reflects the hormone's biologically active plasma fraction, is a superior technique for this purpose ...
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Biographical Discovery, Affirmation, and Disruption: Trans and Nonbinary Peoples' Experiences Negotiating Gender and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. [PDF]
Sociol Health IllnABSTRACT Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine irregularity in people who are assigned‐female‐at‐birth and are of reproductive age. PCOS causes infertility, irregular periods and hirsutism. Cis women with PCOS describe these symptoms as ‘masculinising,’ which makes them feel inauthentic as women.
McGhee A, Arthur A.
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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.
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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).
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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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