Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Associated Hirsutism in Adolescents

    January 1992 in “ Adolescent and pediatric gynecology ”
    Howard D. McClamrock, Eli Y. Adashi
    Studysummary This review discusses the unique challenges of diagnosing and managing polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescents and reports no new clinical findings.
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    Research cited in this study 7

    1. Nuclear And Cytosol Androgen Receptor In Androgen-Dependent Dermatoses In Female Patients Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes · 2009
    2. Treatment of Hirsutism with the Pure Antiandrogen Flutamide Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1990
    3. Effect of Leuprolide and Dexamethasone on Hair Growth and Hormone Levels in Hirsute Women: The Relative Importance of the Ovary and the Adrenal in the Pathogenesis of Hirsutism The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1990
    4. Hirsutism in Adolescent Females Pediatric clinics of North America/˜The œPediatric clinics of North America · 1989
    5. Effect of a Combination of Ethinylestradiol and Desogestrel in Adolescents with Oligomenorrhea and Ovarian Hyperandrogenism European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology · 1987
    6. Pilosebaceous Physiology in Relation to Hirsutism and Acne Clinics in endocrinology and metabolism · 1986
    7. Biochemical and Clinical Effect of Ovarian Wedge Resection in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome PubMed · 1976

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    2. Prevalence of Functional Disorders of Androgen Excess in Unselected Premenopausal Women: A Study in Blood Donors Human Reproduction · 2012
    3. Hyperandrogenism in Women: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Hanyang Medical Reviews · 2012
    4. Hirsutism Oxford University Press eBooks · 2011