The Evaluation of Clinical Signs and Hormonal Changes in Women Who Complained of Excessive Body Hair Growth

January 2005 in “ PubMed ”

Dalia Kozloviene, Gintautas Kazanavičius, Valdemaras Kruminis

hirsutism testosterone dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate free androgen index sex hormone binding globulin infertility skin greasiness body mass index blood pressure DHEA-S SHBG BMI

Studysummary In this study, females with hirsutism showed higher levels of certain androgens and reported more frequent symptoms such as infertility and increased skin greasiness compared to those without hirsutism.

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