in this study 93 hirsute females (ferryman and gallway score > 8) referred to institute of endocrinology & metabolism and office were assessed. baseline testosterone (tes), dehydroepiandrosterane sulfate (dhea-so4). follicular stimulating hormone (fsh). leuteinizing hormone (lh), prolactin (prl), thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh), baseline 17 hydroxyprogesterone (17 ohp) and in some cases acth ...

BACKGROUND Hirsutism means excessive terminal hair growth in a female in male pattern distribution. Perception of hirsutism is subjective. Permanent laser hair reduction is a slow process taking many sessions and tracking of improvement parameters is tedious. Hence, a lot of confusion still exists regarding the type of laser most beneficial for treatment. AIM The aim of this study was to comp...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate idiopathic hirsutism etiology via molecular studies testing peripheral and local aromatase and 5α-reductase expression. DESIGN Assessment of the expression of messenger RNA (mRNA) for type 1 and 2,5α-reductase isoenzyme gene (SDR5A1, SDR5A2) and aromatase (CYP19A) in dermal papillae cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells. SETTING University hospital. PATIENT(S)...

The majority of women with hirsutism have the idiopathic variety characterized by normal circulating androgens. An index of suspicion should, however, be maintained for that subset of women whose hirsutism is indicative of a systemic hormonal aberration. The psychological consequences of this highly visible condition that can seriously impact quality of life substantiate the need for safer and ...

Background and Objectives. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and idiopathic hirsutism (HI) are the two most common causes of hirsutism. Insulin resistance plays a key role in PCOS, but there are not enough data showing that patients with HI also have insulin resistance. This study was designed to evaluate the presence of insulin resistance in women with HI. Methods. Based on a cross-sectional st...

Probiotics and synbiotics are known to have beneficial effects on human health disease. Hirsutism, a disorder that is characterised by the presence of coarse terminal hairs in male-like pattern, usually caused elevated androgen levels blood plasma. This observed PCOS women it linked insulin resistance (IR). Although idiopathic hirsutism (IH) not shown excess production from ovarian adrenal glan...

Hirsutism refers to the growth of coarse, dark hair in areas where women typically grow fine hair or no hair at all. The condition is associated with increased (or normal) levels of circulating androgens (sex hormones) mostly testosterone. Aim of my study was to observe the factors responsible for abnormal growth of hairs .This was a retrospective study carried out in various hospitals of Lahor...

BACKGROUND Hirsutism among women of fertile age is commonly seen in clinical practice, but the pattern of the disease in Saudi Arabs has not been studied. The aim of the study was to determine the clinical, biochemical and etiologic features of hirsutism in Saudi females. METHODS 101 Saudi Arab women presenting with hirsutism at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 1 Ja...

In a study of 102 women (Arabs and Asians) with hirsutism, polycystic ovary syndrome was diagnosed in 93 patients (91%) including 26 cases with hirsutism and regular menstrual periods. In more than half of the cases the diagnosis was made on the basis of transabdominal ultrasonography, which was the single test with the highest yield. Luteinising hormone hyperresponsiveness to gonadotropin-rele...