Open AccessManagement of Postmenopausal Virilization
Author(s) -
Macarena Alpañés,
José Manuel González-Casbas,
Juan Manuel EspinosaSanchez,
Héctor Pián,
Héctor F. EscobarMorreale
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-1683
Subject(s) - virilization , hirsutism , androgen excess , hyperandrogenism , medicine , androgen , endocrinology , gynecology , polycystic ovary , hormone , insulin resistance , insulin
Mild clinical signs of hyperandrogenism such as hirsutism may appear during the menopausal transition as part of the normal aging process, but the development of frank virilization suggests a specific source of androgen excess, including androgen-secreting tumors.
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