2 citations
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January 2017 in “Case reports in endocrinology” This report describes an elderly woman whose nonclassic 11-hydroxylase deficiency, presenting as acne and male pattern alopecia, may have been ameliorated by Ashwagandha root in a dose-related manner.
April 2019 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” This case report suggests that a supplement containing biotin, beta carotene, vitamin C, zinc, and copper may improve insulin resistance markers and hair loss in a patient with non-classic 11-hydroxylase deficiency.
5 citations
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March 2013 in “BMJ case reports” This case report suggests that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass may improve symptoms of non-classic adrenal hyperplasia related to 11-hydroxylase deficiency by reducing insulin resistance.
150 citations
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November 2007 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” This study determined that nonclassical congenital adrenal hyperplasia has a 2.2% prevalence among hyperandrogenic women in Spain, with basal serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone showing excellent diagnostic performance.
42 citations
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October 2004 in “Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes” In this study, PCOS was the most common cause of hirsutism among Turkish women, but about 17% had idiopathic hyperandrogenemia with no clear cause identified.