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*PCOs : The most common cause<ref name="pmid14764747">{{cite journal |vauthors=Azziz R, Sanchez LA, Knochenhauer ES, Moran C, Lazenby J, Stephens KC, Taylor K, Boots LR |title=Androgen excess in women: experience with over 1000 consecutive patients |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=89 |issue=2 |pages=453–62 |year=2004 |pmid=14764747 |doi=10.1210/jc.2003-031122 |url=}}</ref> | *[[Polycystic ovary syndrome|PCOs]] : The most common cause<ref name="pmid14764747">{{cite journal |vauthors=Azziz R, Sanchez LA, Knochenhauer ES, Moran C, Lazenby J, Stephens KC, Taylor K, Boots LR |title=Androgen excess in women: experience with over 1000 consecutive patients |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=89 |issue=2 |pages=453–62 |year=2004 |pmid=14764747 |doi=10.1210/jc.2003-031122 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia]] | *[[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia]] | ||
*[[Cushing's syndrome]] | *[[Cushing's syndrome]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [2]
Overview
The cause of hirsutism can be either an increased level of androgens (male hormones) or an oversensitivity of hair follicles to androgens. Male hormones such as testosterone stimulate hair growth, increase size and intensify the pigmentation of hair. Other symptoms associated with a high level of male hormones include acne and deepening of the voice and increased muscle mass. Growing evidence implicates high circulating levels of insulin in women to the development of hirsutism. This theory is consistent with the observation that obese (and thus presumably insulin resistant hyperinsulinemic) women are at high risk of becoming hirsute. Further, treatments that lower insulin levels will lead to a reduction in hirsutism.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
- PCOs : The most common cause[1]
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Cushing's syndrome
- Idiopathic hirsutism
- Androgen secreting tumors
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
The following may be some of the conditions that may increase a woman's normally low level of male hormones:
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Cushing's disease
- Tumors in the ovaries or adrenal gland (cancer)
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Insulin resistance
- Drugs like Ciclosporin, conjugated estrogens, Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol, Dexamethasone, ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol, Ethosuximide, Fluoxymesterone, Methyltestosterone, Oxandrolone, Oxymetholone, prednisolone, Tiagabine
References
- ↑ Azziz R, Sanchez LA, Knochenhauer ES, Moran C, Lazenby J, Stephens KC, Taylor K, Boots LR (2004). "Androgen excess in women: experience with over 1000 consecutive patients". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 89 (2): 453–62. doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031122. PMID 14764747.