RT Book, Section
A1 Thuraisingam, Thusanth
A1 McMichael, Amy J.
A2 Kang, Sewon
A2 Amagai, Masayuki
A2 Bruckner, Anna L.
A2 Enk, Alexander H.
A2 Margolis, David J.
A2 McMichael, Amy J.
A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161326530
T1 Hirsutism and Hypertrichosis
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837798
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161326530
RD 2024/04/24
AB AT-A-GLANCEHirsutism  is  defined  as  terminal  body  hair  growth  in  women  in  a  male  distribution.Women  with  a  Ferriman-Gallwey  score  of  8  or  higher  are  considered  hirsute.Women  with  mild  to  moderate  hirsutism  and  regular  menstrual  cycles  are  most  likely  diagnosed  with  idiopathic  hirsutism;  hormone  testing  is  not  necessary.Hormone  testing  is  necessary  in  women  with  moderate  to  severe  hirsutism  and  all  women  with  hirsutism  and  irregular  menstrual  cycles  or  signs  of  virilisation.