Is Idiopathic Hirsutism Truly Idiopathic?

Is Idiopathic Hirsutism Truly Idiopathic?

Objective To determine whether other androgens [androstenedione (A4), 17-hydroxy progesterone (17OHP) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)] were elevated in women with classically defined idiopathic hirsutism (IH)/patient-important hirsutism (PIH). Study Design Retrospective analysis. Setting Outpatien...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India 2020-10, Vol.70 (5), p.366-370
Hauptverfasser: Subramaniam, Karthik, Prasad, Hemanth K., Pal, Prem
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Sprache:eng
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Gynecology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To determine whether other androgens [androstenedione (A4), 17-hydroxy progesterone (17OHP) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)] were elevated in women with classically defined idiopathic hirsutism (IH)/patient-important hirsutism (PIH). Study Design Retrospective analysis. Setting Outpatient endocrine department of a tertiary care hospital. Patients In total, 30 consecutive women with IH/PIH were included. IH/PIH was defined as presentation with hirsutism with normal menstrual cycles (25–35 days), normal total (
ISSN:0971-9202
0975-6434
DOI:10.1007/s13224-020-01324-6