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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Hirsutism & Virilization
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Causes of hirsutism, Demographics, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies, Treatment, Medications, Surgery, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Follow-Up, Prognosis, References,
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Topics Discussed: hirsutism; virilism.
Excerpt: | |  Idiopathic or familial—often hirsutism may be normal for genetic background
Polycystic ovary syndrome—accounts for > 50% of all cases of hirsutism associated with elevated testosterone levels | | – Affects 4–6% of premenopausal women in the United States – Associated with amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea, anovulation, and obesity – Insulin resistance and diabetes common – Obstructive sleep apnea occurs commonly, even in slender women |
Ovarian tumor (uncommon) and adrenal carcinoma (rare) Steroidogenic enzyme defects
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