Open AccessVisually scoring hirsutism
Author(s) -
Bülent Okan Yıldız,
Sheila Bolour,
Keslie S. Woods,
April Moore,
Ricardo Azziz
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
human reproduction update
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.977
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 1362-4946
pISSN - 1355-4786
DOI - 10.1093/humupd/dmp024
Subject(s) - hirsutism , hair growth , body hair , polycystic ovary , medicine , physiology , audiology , endocrinology , anatomy , insulin , insulin resistance
Hirsutism is the presence of excess body or facial terminal (coarse) hair growth in females in a male-like pattern, affects 5-15% of women, and is an important sign of underlying androgen excess. Different methods are available for the assessment of hair growth in women.
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