2 citations
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October 1973 in “Archives of internal medicine” This case report details a 25-year-old woman with progressive scalp hair loss, extensive baldness, and facial hirsutism since adolescence, despite normal libidinal desires and body weight.
1 citations
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January 2017 in “Tohoku journal of experimental medicine” This study reports the first case of ovarian mature cystic teratoma linked to clinical virilization due to ectopic testosterone production, possibly from overexpression of the enzyme HSD17B5.
In this study, a combined treatment of Androcur and Diane improved acne, seborrhea, hirsutism, and androgenic alopecia in women to varying degrees over two years.
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February 1980 in “BMJ. British medical journal” This article reviews hirsutism, its causes, cultural perceptions, and symptoms, but provides no new clinical findings beyond existing descriptions and statistics on hair growth patterns in women.
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January 2010 in “Case Reports” This study describes the case of a Filipino woman with virilisation, where a rare ovarian Leydig cell tumour was identified and removed, normalizing her testosterone levels.