UNLABELLED Hirsutism is a common condition in women characterized by excessive growth of terminal hair in a male pattern distribution. It may be a manifestation of underlying pathologies. Since there is no data published about the prevalence of endocrinopathies among hirsute women in Lebanon, this study's aim was to reveal the most common etiologies of hirsutism in this population. METHODS Th...

Hirsutism is a common clinical condition that usually has a benign course. A genetic abnormality causing hirsutism is supported by the observation that different members of the same family are often affected.The goal of this study is to evaluate the genetic aspect of inheritance and consanguinity patterns of hirsute cases in Qassim region, Saudia Arabia. A total 83 hirsute patients were studied...

Background: Hirsutism is a common clinical problem that cause great distress to the patient, and which true incidence unknown. However, it more among Mediterranean women. excessive terminal hair growth in women androgen-dependent. Often of hyperandrogenism but can be also idiopathic. In hyperandrogenic states like cases PCOS, associate with other cutaneous signs this endocrine disorder acne AGA...

BACKGROUND Hirsutism is a common clinical condition with different etiologies. Many of these patients have frank or subclinical abnormalities in the adrenal and ovarian steroidogenesis. The disease may be associated with other clinical signs of hyperandrogenism. The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical features of hirsutism and its etiologic factors in premenopausal Iranian w...

Background: Hirsutism is defined as the presence of terminalhairs with a male-like pattern in women, due to the increasedlevels of androgens or increased responses of the target organs toandrogens. Facial hirsutism has a negative effect on the quality oflife in female patients. Among the many therapeutic modalitie...

Hirsutism is recognized to cause profound distress in affected women, due to cosmetic and psychosexual implications. It was evaluated in the present study by methods found to be valid and reliable in psychosomatic research. Fifty women with hirsutism belonging to the spectrum of disorders from idiopathic hirsutism to polycystic ovary syndrome, after complete medical work-up, underwent the same ...