MeSH definition : A condition caused by the excessive secretion of ANDROGENS from the ADRENAL CORTEX;
the OVARIES; or the TESTES. The clinical significance in males is negligible. In women,
the common manifestations are HIRSUTISM and VIRILISM as seen in patients with POLYCYSTIC
OVARY SYNDROME and ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION.;
MeSH annotation : general or unspecified; prefer specific manifestation such as HIRSUTISM; VIRILISM;
etc.;
A condition caused by the excessive secretion of ANDROGENS from the ADRENAL CORTEX;
the OVARIES; or the TESTES. The clinical significance in males is negligible. In women,
the common manifestations are HIRSUTISM and VIRILISM as seen in patients with POLYCYSTIC
OVARY SYNDROME and ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION.
http://www.sfendocrino.org/_images/mediatheque/articles/pdf/recommandations/Hyperandrogenie%202020/reco%20sfe%20traitement%20hyperandrogenie%20mai%202020.pdf 2020 false false false France hirsutism contraceptives, oral, hormonal spironolactone drug therapy, combination cyproterone acetate androgen antagonists guideline hyperandrogenism
--- http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=FR&Expert=168588 2011 France scientific and technical information hyperandrogenism cortisone cortisone reductase deficiency
--- http://www.sfendocrino.org/_images/mediatheque/articles/pdf/recommandations/2008%20consensus%20sfe%20hyperandrogenie%20feminine.pdf 2010 false France French hyperandrogenism journal article consensus