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    Glossary Ferriman-Gallwey score

    clinical tool quantifying excessive hair growth in women

    The Ferriman-Gallwey score is a clinical tool used to evaluate and quantify the degree of hirsutism, or excessive hair growth, in women. It involves scoring hair growth in nine specific body areas, with higher scores indicating more severe hirsutism. This scale helps healthcare providers diagnose and manage conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and other endocrine disorders.

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    1. Triglycerides, independent of Ferriman Gallwey Score, is a main determinant of free testosterone index in PCOS F1000Research · 2019 · 6 citations
    2. The Modified Ferriman-Gallwey Score and Hirsutism among Filipino Women Endocrinology and metabolism · 2019 · 22 citations
    3. Comparison of Modified Ferriman-Gallwey Score and Biochemical Parameters in the Estimation of the Prevalence of Idiopathic Hirsutism Among Women in the Kurdistan Region Baghdad Journal of Biochemistry and Applied Biological Sciences · 2023 · 1 citations
    4. Comparison of self-assessed and clinician-assessed hirsutism diagnosed according to the modified Ferriman-Gallwey scale among female outpatients in Brazil Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2024 · 1 citations
    5. Grading of hirsutism: a practical approach to the modified Ferriman-Gallwey scoring system Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii · 2021 · 3 citations
    6. Criticising Modified Ferriman-Gallwey Scroring System in the Evaluation of Hirsutism in 1034 Turkish Women Türkiye klinikleri tıp bilimleri dergisi · 2013 · 2 citations
    7. Antiandrogens for the Treatment of Hirsutism: A Systematic Review and Metaanalyses of Randomized Controlled Trials 2008 · 150 citations
    8. A prospective randomized trial comparing finasteride to spironolactone in the treatment of hirsute women. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1995 · 52 citations
    9. Comparison of clinical and laboratory characteristics of cases with polycystic ovarian syndrome based on Rotterdam’s criteria and women whose only clinical signs are oligo/anovulation or hirsutism Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics · 2006 · 38 citations
    10. Clinical and metabolic effects of medroxyprogesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol plus drospirenone in women with polycystic ovary syndrome International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 2008 · 35 citations
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