Hirsutism

    May 1995 in “ Journal of General Internal Medicine ”
    Ralph E. Watson, Reynard Bouknight, Patrick C. Alguire
    Studysummary Most women with excessive hair growth have PCOS; treatment varies and focuses on preventing new hair, with electrolysis as the only permanent removal method.
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