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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
    11. Comparison of flutamide and spironolactone in the treatment of hirsutism: a randomized controlled trial Fertility and Sterility · 1994 · 165 citations
    12. Antiandrogens for the Treatment of Hirsutism: A Systematic Review and Metaanalyses of Randomized Controlled Trials 2008 · 150 citations
    13. A prospective study of the prevalence of clear-cut endocrine disorders and polycystic ovaries in 350 patients presenting with hirsutism or androgenic alopecia Clinical Endocrinology · 1994 · 135 citations
    14. Treatment of hirsutism with the pure antiandrogen flutamide Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1990 · 130 citations
    15. A Novel Use of Spironolactone: Treatment of Hirsutism 1980 · 124 citations
    16. Insulin Sensitizers for the Treatment of Hirsutism: A Systematic Review and Metaanalyses of Randomized Controlled Trials The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2008 · 121 citations
    17. A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Low Dose Flutamide, Finasteride, Ketoconazole, and Cyproterone Acetate-Estrogen Regimens in the Treatment of Hirsutism The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1999 · 113 citations
    18. Spironolactone versus placebo or in combination with steroids for hirsutism and/or acne Cochrane library · 2009 · 112 citations
    19. Androgen Dependence of Hirsutism, Acne, and Alopecia in Women Medicine · 2009 · 105 citations
    20. Oral spironolactone therapy for female patients with acne, hirsutism or androgenic alopecia British Journal of Dermatology · 1985 · 101 citations
    21. Effect of Leuprolide and Dexamethasone on Hair Growth and Hormone Levels in Hirsute Women: The Relative Importance of the Ovary and the Adrenal in the Pathogenesis of Hirsutism* The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1990 · 100 citations
    22. Defining hirsutism in Chinese women: a cross-sectional study Fertility and Sterility · 2011 · 98 citations
    23. Comparison of Spironolactone, Flutamide, and Finasteride Efficacy in the Treatment of Hirsutism: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial1 The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2000 · 94 citations
    24. Cyproterone acetate for severe hirsutism:results of a double‐blind dose‐ranging study* Clinical endocrinology · 1991 · 94 citations
    25. The effect of metformin on hirsutism in polycystic ovary syndrome European journal of endocrinology · 2002 · 90 citations
    26. Temporary hair removal in patients with hirsutism: a clinical study. PubMed · 1990 · 89 citations
    27. Cyproterone acetate for hirsutism Cochrane library · 2003 · 78 citations
    28. Prevalence of polycystic ovaries in women with self-reported symptoms of oligomenorrhoea and/or hirsutism: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study Human Reproduction · 2004 · 77 citations
    29. Treatment of Hirsutism with a Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist (Nafarelin)∗ 1986 · 77 citations
    30. Comparison of finasteride versus flutamide in the treatment of hirsutism European journal of endocrinology · 1999 · 75 citations