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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], Rasam Hajiannasab M.D.[3]
Overview
The mainstay of treatment for hirsutism is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either ovarian tumor, adrenal tumor, or perimenopausal or postmenopausal women with severe hyperandrogenism who are candidated for oophorectomy.
Surgery
- The mainstay of treatment for hirsutism is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- Ovarian tumor[1]
- Adrenal tumor[1]
- Perimenopausal or postmenopausal women with severe hyperandrogenism are candidated for oophorectomy[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Franks, Stephen (2012). "The investigation and management of hirsutism". Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. 38 (3): 182–186. doi:10.1136/jfprhc-2011-100175. ISSN 1471-1893.
- ↑ Souto SB, Baptista PV, Braga DC, Carvalho D (2014). "Ovarian Leydig cell tumor in a post-menopausal patient with severe hyperandrogenism". Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 58 (1): 68–75. PMID 24728167.
- ↑ Klotz RK, Müller-Holzner E, Fessler S, Reimer DU, Zervomanolakis I, Seeber B; et al. (2010). "Leydig-cell-tumor of the ovary that responded to GnRH-analogue administration - case report and review of the literature". Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 118 (5): 291–7. doi:10.1055/s-0029-1225351. PMID 20198556.