Hirsutism and Virilization in the Female

January 2013 in “ Elsevier eBooks ”

Michael J. Wheeler

Studysummary This chapter reviews the causes and underlying steroid pathways of hirsutism and virilization in women, detailing relevant conditions and laboratory assays without reporting new clinical results.

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