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The prevalence of hirsutism is about 10% , with the exception of Far-East Asian women who present hirsutism less frequently.<ref name="pmid10">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G, Fleet GH, Phaff HJ, Duggleby RG, Kaplan H |title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes |journal=Biochem. Pharmacol. |volume=24 |issue=17 |pages=1639–41 |year=1975 |pmid=10 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | The prevalence of hirsutism is about 10% , with the exception of Far-East Asian women who present hirsutism less frequently.<ref name="pmid10">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G, Fleet GH, Phaff HJ, Duggleby RG, Kaplan H |title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes |journal=Biochem. Pharmacol. |volume=24 |issue=17 |pages=1639–41 |year=1975 |pmid=10 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
In US alone there are said to be at least 4 million hirsute premenopausal women, who collectively spend 1.5 billion dollars annually on hair removal products and processes. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Hirsutism only affects women, since the rising of androgens causes a male pattern of body hair, particularly in locations where women normally do not develop terminal hair within their puberty (chest, abdomen, back and face). The medical term for excessive hair growth that affect both men and women is hypertrichosis.
Epidemiology and Demographics
The prevalence of hirsutism is about 10% , with the exception of Far-East Asian women who present hirsutism less frequently.[1]
In US alone there are said to be at least 4 million hirsute premenopausal women, who collectively spend 1.5 billion dollars annually on hair removal products and processes.