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
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    TLDR Removing the ovaries can help treat hair loss caused by high androgen levels in postmenopausal women.
    A 65-year-old postmenopausal woman experienced male-pattern baldness due to ovarian hyperandrogenemia, confirmed by elevated testosterone levels of ovarian origin using a GnRH analog. Treatment with laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy successfully reduced her androgen levels and partially reversed her hair loss over a year. This case demonstrated the effectiveness of using GnRH analogs for diagnosis and surgical removal of the ovaries in managing alopecia caused by ovarian hyperandrogenism.
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