Postmenopausal Alopecia Due to Ovarian Hyperandrogenemia Treated With Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy

    January 2020 in “ Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ”
    Santanu Acharya, Srirupa Chakravorty, DAVID W. RAE
    Studysummary In this case study, laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was associated with reduced androgen levels and partial reversal of male-pattern hair loss in a postmenopausal woman with ovarian hyperandrogenism.
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