06/06/2006 – The Practical Management of Childhood Obesity Professor Stephen Franks, Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology, Imperial College, London, UK E-mail: s.franks@imperial.ac.uk Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) frequently presents during adolescence and is the commonest cause of menstrual irregularity and hirsutism. The characteristic endocrine abnormalities include hypersecretion of androgens and LH. Metabolic dysfunction is also a feature…
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VIDEO: Professor John Eden Discusses Treatment of Hirsutism in PCOS
Associate Professor John Eden discusses the treatment of hirsutism, a sympton of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Leptin concentrations in hirsute women with polycystic ovary syndrome or idiopathic h
“Leptin concentrations in hirsute women with polycystic ovary syndrome or idiopathic hirsutism: influence on LH and relationship with hormonal, metabolic, and anthropometric measurements ” posted on June 26, 2001 ——————————————————————————– Human Reproduction, Vol. 16, No. 7, 1340-1346, July 2001 © 2001 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Leptin concentrations in hirsute women with polycystic…
Hirsutism in Women
Hirsutism in Women Effective therapy that is safe for long-term use Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD VOL 107 / NO 7 / JUNE 2000 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE ——————————————————————————– CME learning objectives To understand how hyperandrogenism can induce hirsutism To review appropriate laboratory evaluation in a woman with hirsutism To learn the safest and most effective therapeutic…
HIRSUTISM – EXCESSIVE HAIR GROWTH (PCOS Discussed)
HIRSUTISM – EXCESSIVE HAIR GROWTH PART I Hirsutism is defined as the presence of excessive growth of hair in locations where hair growth in women is normally minimal or absent. The most common areas affected are the face, chest, areola, lower abdomen, lower back, buttocks and inner thighs. Hirsutism is rarely caused by a serious…
Good information on Aldactone (Spironolactone)
Source: http://www.keratin.com/ah/ah022.shtml Spironolactone for hirsutism Spironolactone (also known as Aldactone) is arguably the number one hirsutism treatment of choice for dermatologists in the US. Spironolactone has antiandrogenic effects that may enhance treatment of several androgen-excess conditions, particularly severe hirsutism. Some dermatologists suggest that the effects of spironolactone are somewhat inferior to cyproterone acetate (CPA). However,…
Troglitazone Improves Ovulation And Hirsutism In Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
April 11, 2001 — Troglitazone Improves Ovulation And Hirsutism In Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome A new study, published in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, shows that troglitazone, an insulin-sensitizing agent and member of the thiazolidinedione class of drugs, improves ovulation and hirsutism in women who suffer from Polycystic…
FINASTERIDE CREAM IN HIRSUTISM
FINASTERIDE CREAM IN HIRSUTISM K. Jean Lucas, MD, FACP, FACE ABSTRACT Objective: To determine, in a preliminary study, whether women with hirsutism attributable to various causes would benefit from treatment with finasteride cream. Methods: Finasteride cream (0.25%) and placebo cream were administered to eight women with various degrees of facial hirsutism. The two creams were…
Flutamide for hirsutism
Flutamide for hirsutism Flutamide is a potent antiandrogen that strongly binds to androgen receptors on cells in hair follicles and anywhere else in the body. Even though it binds to the cell receptors it does not stimulate the cells into any response. When naturally produced androgens bind to the same receptors on hair follicle cells,…
Hair Balding and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Hair Balding and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Frederick R. Jelovsek MD “Could you please give more information on polycystic ovarian syndrome? I want to become pregnant but of course I am starting to bald. Everything I read states I better get treatment before it really goes bad. Neither my parents nor any of my 3 older…
