TY - JOUR
T1 - Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of the hirsute patient
AU - Knochenhauer, E. S.
AU - Azziz, R.
PY - 1995/1/1
Y1 - 1995/1/1
N2 - Most patients with hirsutism demonstrate hyperandrogenemia, which may be caused by polycystic ovary syndrome, nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, insulin resistance and, occasionally, neoplasms. In this review, current methods of diagnosis and recent advances in the medical treatment of hirsutism and hyperandrogenemia are discussed, including the use and gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs, flutamide, spironolactone, finasteride, and ketoconazole.
AB - Most patients with hirsutism demonstrate hyperandrogenemia, which may be caused by polycystic ovary syndrome, nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, insulin resistance and, occasionally, neoplasms. In this review, current methods of diagnosis and recent advances in the medical treatment of hirsutism and hyperandrogenemia are discussed, including the use and gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs, flutamide, spironolactone, finasteride, and ketoconazole.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001703-199510000-00004
DO - 10.1097/00001703-199510000-00004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 8541452
AN - SCOPUS:0028803447
SN - 1040-872X
VL - 7
SP - 344
EP - 350
JO - Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology
IS - 5
ER -