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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 hair|chest]], [[abdominal hair|abdomen]], back and [[facial hair|face]]). The medical term for excessive hair growth that affect both men and women is [[hypertrichosis]]. | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
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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.