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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
The following factors may increase the risk of hirsutism: | The following factors may increase the risk of hirsutism: | ||
* [[Genetics]], some conditions that cause hirsutism may be [[inherited]]. | * [[Genetics]], some conditions that cause hirsutism may be [[inherited]]. Conditions that cause hirsutism run in families, such as [[congenital adrenal hyperlasia]] and [[polycystic ovary syndrome]]. | ||
* Race and ethnicity ; Women of European, Meditarranean, Middle-Eastern and South Asian ancestry are more likely to develop the condition<ref name="urlHirsutism | University of Maryland Medical Center">{{cite web |url=http://www.umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/hirsutism |title=Hirsutism | University of Maryland Medical Center |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>. | |||
* Race and ethnicity ; Women of | * Obesity: This causes increased androgen production, which can worsen hirsutism. | ||
ancestry are more likely to develop the condition<ref name="urlHirsutism | University of Maryland Medical Center">{{cite web |url=http://www.umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/hirsutism |title=Hirsutism | University of Maryland Medical Center |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Several factors increase the risk of developing hirsutism and an accurate history would aid in accurately identifying the risk.
Risk Factors
The following factors may increase the risk of hirsutism:
- Genetics, some conditions that cause hirsutism may be inherited. Conditions that cause hirsutism run in families, such as congenital adrenal hyperlasia and polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Race and ethnicity ; Women of European, Meditarranean, Middle-Eastern and South Asian ancestry are more likely to develop the condition[1].
- Obesity: This causes increased androgen production, which can worsen hirsutism.