22 citations
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  January 2019   in “Endocrinology and metabolism”    An mFG score of 7 or higher indicates hirsutism in Filipino women, often linked to higher free testosterone levels.  
     
           98 citations
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  July 2011   in “Fertility and Sterility”    An mFG score of 5 or more indicates above-normal hair growth in Southern Chinese women.  
     
           2 citations
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  January 2013   in “Türkiye klinikleri tıp bilimleri dergisi”    The study suggests using a score of 11 on the mFG scale to diagnose hirsutism in Turkish women, with adjustments for age, skin type, and family history.  
     
           10 citations
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  June 2010   in “Fertility and Sterility”    Patients with PCOS tend to score their hirsutism higher than clinicians, making self-scoring less useful for diagnosis.  
     
           28 citations
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  April 2013   in “Fertility and Sterility”    Caucasian and Asian women with PCOS generally show similar symptoms, except Asian women have less chest hair.