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==Overview==
==Overview==
According to the [[United states preventive services task force recommendations scheme|United States Preventive Services Task (USPSTF)]], there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for hirsutism.


==Screening==
== Screening ==
Hormonal screening (e.g. testosterone, DHEAS)  is recommended for all hirsute women . For hirsute women with high level of androgens ,a prolonged dexamethasone test should also be performed.<ref name="pmid10">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G |title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes |journal=Biochem. Pharmacol. |volume=24 |issue=17 |pages=1639–41 |year=1975 |pmid=10 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
According to the [[United states preventive services task force recommendations scheme|United States Preventive Services Task (USPSTF)]], there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for hirsutism.


== References==
== References==

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