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June 2016 in “Gynecological Endocrinology” Doctors used a special blood sampling technique to diagnose a woman's rare ovarian tumor that was producing male hormones.
January 2020 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case study reported two instances of female androgenetic alopecia with male pattern reversed after surgical removal of an ovarian tumor.
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June 2005 in “Andrology” This case report describes a woman with severe hyperandrogenism due to ovarian tumors, where surgical removal led to dramatic improvement in her diabetes control and reduced insulin requirements.
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February 2018 in “Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences” This study found that among patients with sex cord stromal ovarian tumors, 11% exhibited signs of virilization, requiring thorough clinical evaluation to rule out non-neoplastic causes.
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December 2018 in “Case reports in endocrinology” This case study reported a postmenopausal woman with a testosterone-secreting ovarian tumor that was not detected through standard clinical or radiological examination but was found via biopsy.