Approach to the management of idiopathic hirsutism

M Markovski, J Hall, M Jin, T Laubscher… - Canadian Family Physician, 2012 - cfp.ca
A 25-year-old white woman, AG, presents to a family practice clinic seeking a levonorgestrel
intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception. She has only used condoms in the past, but AG …

Hirsutism

RL Rosenfield - New England Journal of Medicine, 2005 - Mass Medical Soc
A 19-year-old woman seeks care for slowly progressive hair growth. Since high school, she
has shaved her upper lip weekly and waxed her abdomen and thighs monthly. Her …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation and treatment of women with hirsutism

MH Hunter, PJ Carek - American family physician, 2003 - aafp.org
Hirsutism is a common disorder, often resulting from conditions that are not life-threatening.
It may signal more serious clinical pathology, and clinical evaluation should differentiate …

Hirsutism

V Allali-Zerah, J Mahoudeau - La Revue du Praticien, 1993 - europepmc.org
Hirsutism is a male pattern of hair distribution in women. It may be caused by hypersecretion
of androgens by the adrenal glands or the ovaries and/or by cutaneous sensitivity to …

Hirsutism

E Kalu, C Gilling-Smith - Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Hirsutism is the presence in women of terminal hair in patterns and sequence similar to
those that develop in the normal post-pubertal male. It is a distressing endocrine and …

[HTML][HTML] Hirsutism in women

D Bode, DA Seehusen, D Baird - American family physician, 2012 - aafp.org
Common causes of hirsutism include polycystic ovary syndrome and certain medications.
Evaluation should include a medical history and physical examination beginning with a …

Hirsutism in women: Effective therapy that is safe for long-term use

WF Bergfeld - Postgraduate Medicine, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
PREVIEW How to manage hirsutism in a woman depends on several factors, including the
underlying cause, contraceptive needs, and the patient's preference. To many patients …

Update on the management of hirsutism.

S Harrison, N Somani, WF Bergfeld - Cleveland Clinic journal of …, 2010 - europepmc.org
Hirsutism is a source of significant anxiety in women. While polycystic ovary syndrome or
other endocrine conditions are responsible for excess androgen in many patients, other …

[HTML][HTML] Hirsutism: common clinical problem or index of serious disease?

O Tekin, B Işįk, Z Avcį, F Catal, E Erarslan… - Medscape General …, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hirsutism is a clinical condition commonly encountered in the practice of primary care
medicine. The etiology and the age of the patient when it occurs vary widely. Causes range …

[CITATION][C] Managing hirsutism in gynaecological practice

JJ Conn, HS Jacobs - … : An International Journal of Obstetrics & …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Hirsutism is a common condition which may be accompanied by profound psychological
distress'”. It is not a disease but rather a cutaneous manifestation of hyperandrogenism …