Hirsutism

Hirsutism: Introduction

Hirsutism: Increased hairiness. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hirsutism is available below.

Symptoms of Hirsutism

• Hairiness
• Increased hair growth
• Increased lip hair
• Increased facial hair
• Increased chin hair
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 12 symptoms of Hirsutism

Medical Textbooks Online about Hirsutism

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Hirsutism?

• Misdiagnosis of Hirsutism
• Failure to diagnose Hirsutism
• Hidden causes of Hirsutism (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Hirsutism

Misdiagnosis and Hirsutism

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Causes of Hirsutism

• Puberty
• Masculinization
• See also causes of symptom hirsutism
• See also underlying causes of masculinization:
  • Menopause
• more causes...»

See full list of 87 causes of Hirsutism

More information about causes of Hirsutism:

• Drug interactions causing Hirsutism (1 listings)
• Underlying causes of Hirsutism
• Hirsutism as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Hirsutism

Treatments for Hirsutism

• Oral contraceptive pills
• Anti-androgen medications
  • Spironolactone
  • Cyproterone acetate
• Treatment of any underlying cause of hirsutism
• more treatments...»

See full list of 14 treatments for Hirsutism

Latest Treatments for Hirsutism

• Oral contraceptives
• Eflornithine
• Metformin
• Thioglitazoles
• Antiandrogenic drugs
• more treatments...»

See full list of 8 latest treatments for Hirsutism

News Archives for Hirsutism

Medical news articles related to Hirsutism include:

• Health Tip: Hide or Get Rid of Excess Hair
• Study Evaluates Laser Therapies for Hair Removal
• Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
• Countdown to Hair Loss
• New Treatment Shows Promise for Excessive Drinking
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

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Patient Surveys for Hirsutism

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Reseach about Hirsutism

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Clinical Trials for Hirsutism

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hirsutism include:

• Bone Status and Insulin Resistance in Hirsutism - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Prospective Study of Patients With Hirsutism - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Evaluation of Eflornithine on Facial and Forearm Skin - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Eflornithine hydrochloride
• Photodynamic Therapy for Permanent Hair Removal - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Hirsutism: Broader Related Topics

• Hair conditions
• more types...»

Types of Hirsutism

Types of Hirsutism

• Simple hirsutism
• Hirsutism with virilization - both hirsutism and virilization
• more types...»

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Stories from Users Related to Hirsutism

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• Oily scalp, scalp pimples, dandruff and excessive hair loss...???...
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• non-stop ingrown hairs and systs
• Excess Mucus
• lossing hair
• Hair loss
• Excessive Sleep Requirement
• Is this an ingrown hair?
• weight loss and hair loss
• CHANTIX causes severe hair loss
• Excessive Vomiting for no reason for months!
• Oily Hair Patch
• Hair loss and other symptoms
• Hair loss
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• Excessive mucus
• male body hair growth
• Somethings wrong with my hair

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Definitions of Hirsutism:

A condition observed in WOMEN and CHILDREN when there is excess coarse body hair of an adult male distribution pattern, such as facial and chest areas. It is the result of elevated ANDROGENS from the OVARIES, the ADRENAL GLANDS, or exogenous sources. The concept does not include HYPERTRICHOSIS, which is an androgen-independent excessive hair growth. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Excessive hairiness - (Source - WordNet 2.1)