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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. 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
    2. Enhanced polycystic ovary syndrome screening: incorporating population and symptom-specific scales into a validated questionnaire and assessment of the syndrome’s associated factors: an analytical cross-sectional study Middle East Fertility Society Journal · 2025
    3. Updates on Hirsutism: A Narrative Review International Journal of Biomedicine · 2022 · 2 citations
    4. Health-related quality of life in women with normogonadotropic ovulatory dysfunction: a prospective cohort study Frontiers in Global Women s Health · 2026
    5. Diagnostik und Therapie der kutanen Androgenisierung im klimakterischen Übergang sowie in der Peri- und Postmenopause: Hirsutismus und Alopezie Journal für Kardiologie (Krause & Pachernegg GmbH) · 2012 · 2 citations
    6. Spironolactone in the treatment of hirsutism. PubMed · 1987
    7. Principles of management of women with hirsutism – a dermatologist’s perspective Przegla̧d dermatologiczny · 2020
    8. A study of clinical and investigational profile of hirsute women at a tertiary care center in Western India Clinical Dermatology Review · 2020 · 2 citations
    9. Combination of Intense Pulsed Light and Topical Eflornithine Therapy Versus Intense Pulsed Light Alone in the Treatment of Idiopathic Facial Hirsutism: A Randomized Controlled Trial Cureus · 2025
    10. Approach to the Patient: Hirsutism The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2025
    11. Evidence-based approach to cutaneous hyperandrogenism in women Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2015 · 42 citations
    12. Quality of Life in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome after Anti-Androgen Therapy Using PCOSQOL-47 and PCOSQOL-42 Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets · 2026
    13. Epidemiology of hirsutism among women of reproductive age in the community: a simplified scoring system European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology · 2012 · 37 citations
    14. Grading of hirsutism: a practical approach to the modified Ferriman-Gallwey scoring system Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii · 2021 · 3 citations
    15. Quality of Life in Women with Hirsutism in Erbil City Advanced medical journal · 2022 · 1 citations
    16. Defining hirsutism in Chinese women: a cross-sectional study Fertility and Sterility · 2011 · 98 citations
    17. The effect of metformin on hirsutism in polycystic ovary syndrome European journal of endocrinology · 2002 · 90 citations
    18. Low Starch/Low Dairy Diet Results in Successful Treatment of Obesity and Co- Morbidities Linked to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Journal of obesity and weight loss therapy · 2015 · 18 citations
    19. Clinical photography for trichology practice: Tips and tricks International Journal of Trichology · 2011 · 16 citations
    20. Short‐ and Long‐Term Clinical Skin Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Trans Men The Journal of Sexual Medicine · 2013 · 110 citations
    21. Visually scoring hirsutism Human reproduction update · 2009 · 288 citations
    22. Long-Term Response of Hirsutism and Other Hyperandrogenic Symptoms to Combination Therapy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Journal of Womens Health · 2018 · 13 citations
    23. Association between Insulin Resistance and Hyperandrogenism among Women with PCOS in Pakistan ANNALS OF PAKISTAN MEDICAL & ALLIED PROFESSIONALS · 2025
    24. Combined Oral Contraception and Bicalutamide in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Severe Hirsutism: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2017 · 25 citations
    25. Is polycystic ovary syndrome a risk factor for depression and anxiety?: a cross-sectional study Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira · 2024 · 3 citations
    26. Preparation and clinical evaluation of Finastride gel in the treatment of idiopathic Hirsutism Journal of drug assessment · 2015 · 4 citations
    27. Association of Myo-Inositol and Microlipodispersed Magnesium in Androgen-Dependent Dermatological Diseases: A Retrospective Study Pharmaceuticals · 2025
    28. Hirsutism, Normal Androgens and Diagnosis of PCOS Diagnostics · 2022 · 63 citations
    29. Association of hirsutism and anthropometric profiles with sexual dysfunction and anxiety levels in infertile Indonesian women with polycystic ovarian syndrome Middle East Fertility Society Journal · 2024
    30. Distribution of Body Hair in Young Australian Women and Associations With Serum Androgen Concentrations The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2020 · 12 citations