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==Surgery==
==Surgery==
If a [[tumor]] of [[ovaries]] or [[adrenal gland]]<nowiki/>s is the underlying cause of  hirsutism, surgery may be the treatment option.<ref name="Franks2012">{{cite journal|last1=Franks|first1=Stephen|title=The investigation and management of hirsutism|journal=Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care|volume=38|issue=3|year=2012|pages=182–186|issn=1471-1893|doi=10.1136/jfprhc-2011-100175}}</ref>
If a [[tumor]] of [[ovaries]] or [[adrenal gland]]<nowiki/>s is the underlying cause of  hirsutism, surgery may be the treatment option.<ref name="Franks2012">{{cite journal|last1=Franks|first1=Stephen|title=The investigation and management of hirsutism|journal=Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care|volume=38|issue=3|year=2012|pages=182–186|issn=1471-1893|doi=10.1136/jfprhc-2011-100175}}</ref>
Oophorectomy is indicated sometimes for perimenopausal or postmenopausal women with severe hyperandrogenism.<ref name="pmid24728167">{{cite journal| author=Souto SB, Baptista PV, Braga DC, Carvalho D| title=Ovarian Leydig cell tumor in a post-menopausal patient with severe hyperandrogenism. | journal=Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol | year= 2014 | volume= 58 | issue= 1 | pages= 68-75 | pmid=24728167 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24728167  }} </ref>
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 17:15, 22 September 2017

Overview

In some cases of hirsutism, surgery may be indicated.

Surgery

If a tumor of ovaries or adrenal glands is the underlying cause of hirsutism, surgery may be the treatment option.[1]

Oophorectomy is indicated sometimes for perimenopausal or postmenopausal women with severe hyperandrogenism.[2]

References

  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.
  2. 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.