Hirsutism: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Hirsutism

Based on results of drug studies on hirsutism, a longer trial of several months may be required to clinically confirm the effects of spearmint tea on hirsutism. 10 In addition [ndnr.com]

Context: Hirsutism often occurs in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

After three months, a significant weight loss was recorded, hirsutism had decreased slightly and oligomenorrhea reappeared. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cushing Syndrome

[…] obesity, moon face, acne, abdominal striae, hypertension, decreased carbohydrate tolerance, protein catabolism, psychiatric disturbances, and osteoporosis, amenorrhea, and hirsutism [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

We present the case of a 23-month-old female child with a history of excessive weight gain, growth failure, hirsutism, acne and behavioural difficulties. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 5-month-old female infant with a history of overeating, hirsutism, and excessive weight gain for the previous 2 months was referred to the hospital. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hilar Cell Tumor of the Ovary

A 58-year-old woman who was seen for evaluation of severe hirsutism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

There was no history of gestational hirsutism, no history of drug intake, headache, proximal muscle weakness, striae or galactorrhea. [edmcasereports.com]

Following total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, the patient had regression of the hirsutism, and the plasma testosterone dropped to normal level [karger.com]

Adrenogenital Syndrome

A 23-year-old Japanese woman had her male-like musculature, hirsutism, the absence of breast development and marked clitoromegaly. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Non-classic or late-onset AGS is characterized by less pronounced hyperandrogenemia, which can appear for the first time in adult women with symptoms including hirsutism, [medicover-genetics.com]

Marked regression of hirsutism, advanced somatic and muscular development, deep voice and elevated urinary 17-ketosteroids followed removal of an adrenocortical adenoma. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

Ovarian Androblastoma

[…] tumor of ovary is a rare malignant sex cord stromal tumor of ovary (see this term) occuring typically in young women and characterized by manifestations of androgen excess (hirsutism [orpha.net]

Sertoli Leydig Cell Tumor

The patient was alive and well with improved hirsutism 4 years after the operation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hirsutism acne, oily skin, increased libido, virilization 1. Clitoromegaly 2. Deepening of voice 3. Balding 4. [brainscape.com]

The physical examination revealed severe hirsutism. Basal hormonal evaluation showed high plasma testosterone and estradiol values, with suppressed plasma gonadotropins. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

HAIR-AN Syndrome

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF HIRSUTISM AND PCOS Dealing with hirsutism and PCOS can be emotionally difficult. [reproductivefacts.org]

The most common cause of hirsutism is polycystic ovarian syndrome. Patients with "idiopathic" hirsutism have normal ovulatory cycles and androgen levels. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

REPORT OF A CASE A 15-year-old obese Mexican girl requested treatment for hirsutism of 1 year's duration. [jamanetwork.com]

Adrenal Cushing Syndrome

[…] and thinning of the extremities, a thickening at the base of neck called a buffalo hump, a rounding of the face, weakness of the proximal muscles, thinning of the skin, hirsutism [surgery.med.miami.edu]

Durham DL 14 6AD, UK; s.nag{at}btopenworld.com Statistics from Altmetric.com adrenocortical carcinoma Cushing’s syndrome A 46 year old woman presented with a short history of hirsutism [pmj.bmj.com]

[…] and development of overt diabetes mellitus immunosuppression and recurrent infections Female patients with Cushing syndrome may also have signs of androgen excess (e.g. hirsutism [radiopaedia.org]

Ovarian Cyst

The study describes the case of a patient, in which as a result of removing an endometrioid ovarian cyst, there was an improvement as regards hirsutism and the decrease of [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Typical symptoms include mild obesity, slight hirsutism, and irregular menses or amenorrhea. [msdmanuals.com]

The ovaries produce abnormally high levels of androgen, resulting in hirsutism and acne. [mayoclinic.org]

Cornelia De Lange Syndrome

There was a distinct facial dysmorphism with arched and bushy eyebrows, long philtrum, thin upper lip, depressed nasal bridge and hirsutism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) is characterized by special facial features, stunted growth (with prenatal onset, postpartum growth usually below the 5th percentile), hirsutism [gsdinternational.com]

Cornelia de Lange syndrome is a genetic condition characterized by a very distinctive facial appearance, hirsutism, limb anomalies, growth retardation and developmental delay [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy Type 1

Among women, other findings include clitoromegaly, hirsutism, polycystic ovaries, and reduced fertility. [scirp.org]

The minor criteria are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mental retardation, hypertrichosis/hirsutism, precocious puberty in females, and bone cyst.[2],[3] Both of our patients [ijpd.in]

Affected women may suffer from clitoromegaly, hirsutism, irregular menstrual periods and ovarian cysts, which may be related to hormonal changes. [ivami.com]

Familial Partial Lipodystrophy

She also had hirsutism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Here, we present a case of a 31-year-old woman with a history of oligomenorrhoea and hirsutism, who, despite a "muscular" appearance and a normal body mass index (22.27 kg [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] range of phenotypes such as severe autosomal recessive Donohue syndrome (Leprechaunism), which combines somatic anomalies and dysmorphic features with hyperinsulinaemia, hypertrichosis [journals.viamedica.pl]

Virilization

How is the hirsutism of PCOS treated? Why? [quizlet.com]

This may include excessive hair growth known as hirsutism. Let’s discuss briefly the mechanism and causes of virilization and hirsutism in women. [buddymd.com]

Ferriman-Gallwey Scoring System -Look at hair at body and giving it a score -< 8 = No Hirsutism ->8 < 25 = Hirsutism ->25 = Severe Hirsutism -More extreme response to excessive [quizlet.com]

Achard Thiers Syndrome

Nevertheless, increased steroiduria was also observed in groups of non-hirsute diabetic women carefully paired for age. [dx.doi.org]

See also hirsutism. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Fetter : Suprarenal tumor, hirsutism, diabetes. Med. Clin. North. Amer. 18, 261–268 (1934). Google Scholar 17. Forsham, P.H., and G.W. Thorn in R.H. [dx.doi.org]

Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy Type 2

Labial hypertrophy Nephrolithiasis Polycystic ovaries Abnormality of the immune system Acute pancreatitis Splenomegaly Abnormality of the integument Acanthosis nigricans Hirsutism [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Other characteristics include hepatomegaly affecting liver functions, gum hypertrophy, hypertriglyceridemia, arterial hypertension, acanthosis nigricans, hirsutism, cardiac [checkorphan.org]

The minor criteria are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mental retardation, hypertrichosis/hirsutism, precocious puberty in females, and bone cyst.[2],[3] Both of our patients [ijpd.in]

Adrenocortical Hyperplasia

Hirsutism continues in adulthood and women can suffer from chronic anovulation and fertility problems. [orpha.net]

Although most symptoms and signs of virilism disappear, hirsutism and baldness disappear slowly, the voice may remain deep, and fertility may be impaired. [msdmanuals.com]

Case 5: A 35-year-old women with a 17-year history of hirsutism, and a 2-year history of hypertension was refferred for further evaluation. [endocrine-abstracts.org]

Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy

The diagnosis is made on the basis of loss of body fat, muscular hypertrophy, acanthosis nigricans, hirsutism, hepatomegaly with fatty liver, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abnormalities of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, hepatosplenomegaly, acanthosis nigricans, and hirsutism were not found. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The diagnosis is made on the basis of lack of body fat, muscular hypertrophy, acanthosis nigricans, hirsutism, hepatomegaly with fatty liver, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Donohue Syndrome

Clinical features include severe intrauterine and postnatal growth restriction, characteristic dysmorphic FACIES; HIRSUTISM; VIRILIZATION; multiple endocrine abnormalities [profiles.umassmed.edu]

hirsutism organomegaly penile and clitoral enlargement Genetics Donohue syndrome is caused by mutations in the INSR gene which codes for the insulin receptor which mediates [radiopaedia.org]

[…] lips orbital hypertelorism endocrine disturbances severe growth retardation altered carbohydrate metabolism, postprandial hyperglycemia lipoatrophy acanthosis nigricans hypertrichosis [radiopaedia.org]

Hypertrichosis

[…] and Hirsutism In hypertrichosis there is little or no new hair growth and the results of electrolysis are rapidly evident. [skintherapyletter.com]

Excessive hair may present as hirsutism or hypertrichosis. [termedia.pl]

hirsutism Familial hirsutism Hirsutism (excess body hair) Hirsutism in female, androgen dependent Hirsutism, familial Hirsutism, idiopathic Hypertrichosis Hypertrichosis [icd9data.com]

Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome

Clinical findings included mental and motor retardation, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), undescended testes, hirsutism, broad thumbs with radial angulation and broad toes, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 2 month-old boy had atypical facial findings such as low anterior hairline, triangular face, hirsutism on forehead, down-slanting palpebral fissures, beaked nose, broad [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms Symptoms include: Broadening of the thumbs and big toes Constipation Excess hair on body (hirsutism) Heart defects, possibly requiring surgery Intellectual disability [mountsinai.org]

Pituitary Cushing Syndrome

Common symptoms include weight gain, skin changes, hyperhidrosis, infertility, hirsutism, amenorrhea, muscle weakness and psychological problems. [symptoma.com]

The clinical signs suggesting Cushing's disease, such as obesity, moon face, hirsutism, and facial plethora are already present on presentation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Gonadal dysfunction causes hirsutism, acne, amenorrhea and infertility in women while decreased libido, loss of body hair, small testes and impotence occur in men. [symptoma.com]

Acanthosis Nigricans with Insulin Resistance

Saad, M.D., Ph.D. 5 Citing Articles A 27-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of acanthosis nigricans (Panels A and B), hirsutism, and amenorrhea. [nejm.org]

Of 7 postmenarchal patients, 6 had oligo- or amenorrhea and 6 had hirsutism. None was clinically diabetic. Plasma DHEA and androstenedione were normal in all patients. [nature.com]

They develop cysts on the ovaries and excessive body hair growth (hirsutism). [medlineplus.gov]

Essential Hirsutism in Women

Hirsutism: Symptoms, Treatment, Diagnosis Affiliated Physicians: Fertility Doctors What is Hirsutism? [obgyn.ucla.edu]

[…] and hirsutism is difficult. [endocrine-abstracts.org]

What is hirsutism? What causes hirsutism? Where can you get hirsutism? Who can get hirsutism? Hirsutism is the term used to describe excessive hair growth in women. [dthomas.com]

Ovarian Stromal Hyperthecosis

A score of 8 to 15 is classified as mild hirsutism, while moderate hirsutism is a score greater than 15. This patient had severe hirsutism with virilizing signs. [arcfertility.com]

The patient had a marked reduction in acne and hirsutism with regrowth of her scalp hair. [healio.com]

CASE: A postmenopausal woman sought treatment for progressive hirsutism. Endocrine evaluation revealed androgen excess. [jhu.pure.elsevier.com]

Acquired Adrenogenital Syndrome

True hirsutism is distinct from hypertrichosis, which is simply an excessive feminine hair growth. [link.springer.com]

Treatment of a hirsutism presents certain difficulties and is directed to decrease in synthesis of androgens, increase in products of the protein connecting androgens, decrease [en.medicalmed.de]

(oligomenorrhea) or the absence of menstrual periods (amenorrhea) soon after the first menstrual period (menarche), commonly followed by development of excess body hair (hirsutism [rarediseases.org]

Insulin Resistance

Case 1 presented with premature adrenarche aged 7 years, then by age 12 years had hirsutism, acne, acanthosis nigricans, and asymptomatic diabetes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Saad, M.D., Ph.D. 5 Citing Articles A 27-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of acanthosis nigricans (Panels A and B), hirsutism, and amenorrhea. [nejm.org]

[…] paradoxical hypoglycaemia; (2) acanthosis nigricans, a velvety hyperpigmentation of axilliary and flexural skin often associated with skin tags; or (3) hyperandrogenism in girls (hirsutism [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna

fatigue, hemiplegia and hemiparesis; HFI affects cranial bones, structurally compromising the hypophysis–causing dysmenorrhea, virilism, hirsutism, diabetes insipidus, and [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Moore The main features of this hereditary syndrome is a trias consisting of 1) hyperostosis frontalis interna, 2) adipositas, and 3) virilism and hirsutism. [whonamedit.com]

Also called Morel's syndrome. hyperostosis frontalis interna Morgagni-Stewart-Morell syndrome A form of osteopetrosis more common in middle-aged ♀, associated with obesity, hirsutism [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Neurocutaneous Syndrome

Additional features include coarse face, corneal opacities, patches of thickened, hyperpigmented skin, hypertrichosis and gum hypertrophy. [malacards.org]

Coarse face and body hirsutism are additional features. Source: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man [diseaseinfosearch.org]

The concept does not include HYPERTRICHOSIS, which is an androgen-independent excessive hair growth. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis Type Ambras

Female with a full beard (Hirsutism). [hairscientists.org]

Hypertrichosis is also a feature of congenital erythropoietic porphyria Idiopathic hirsutism Idiopathic hirsutism describes the presence in girls of excessive body hair in [en.tzermias.gr]

More common causes of hirsutism include polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), idiopathic hirsutism, hyperprolactinemia, hyperthecosis, and medications (eg, danazol, androgenic [thehealthscience.com]

Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis

Hypertrichosis is also a feature of congenital erythropoietic porphyria Idiopathic hirsutism Idiopathic hirsutism describes the presence in girls of excessive body hair in [en.tzermias.gr]

Female with a full beard (Hirsutism). [hairscientists.org]

Cf. hirsutism. hypertrichosis (hī′pər-trĭ-kō′sĭs) n. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]