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    Glossary Hirsutism

    excessive male-pattern hair growth in women due to androgens

    Hirsutism is a condition characterized by excessive, male-pattern hair growth in women, typically on areas where men usually grow hair, such as the face, chest, and back. This condition is often caused by an excess of androgens (male hormones) and can be associated with underlying medical issues like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or adrenal gland disorders.

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    1. Evaluation and Treatment of Hirsutism in Premenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2008 · 502 citations
    2. Epidemiology, diagnosis and management of hirsutism: a consensus statement by the Androgen Excess and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Society Human reproduction update · 2011 · 378 citations
    3. Visually scoring hirsutism Human reproduction update · 2009 · 288 citations
    4. Hirsutism 2005 · 271 citations
    5. Use of cyproterone acetate (CPA) in the treatment of acne, hirsutism and virilism Journal of Steroid Biochemistry · 1975 · 232 citations
    6. The evaluation and management of hirsutism*1 2003 · 195 citations
    7. Metformin or Antiandrogen in the Treatment of Hirsutism in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 2003 · 192 citations
    8. Androgen Receptor Polymorphisms (CAG Repeat Lengths) in Androgenetic Alopecia, Hirsutism, and Acne Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · 1998 · 186 citations
    9. Treatment of Hirsutism With Spironolactone JAMA · 1982 · 183 citations
    10. Hirsutism and acne in polycystic ovary syndrome 2004 · 169 citations
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