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Bulent O Yildiz¹, Sheila Bolour, Keslie Woods

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

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The Ferriman-Gallwey (mFG) method is a valuable visual tool for assessing hirsutism, characterized by excess terminal hair growth in women. This method aids in diagnosing underlying androgen excess and polycystic ovary syndrome.

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Area of Science:

Endocrinology
Dermatology
Gynecology

Background:

Hirsutism, affecting 5-15% of women, signifies androgen excess and presents as male-pattern terminal hair growth.
Accurate assessment of hair growth is crucial for diagnosing hirsutism and related conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

To review and analyze methods for assessing hair growth in women.
To evaluate the utility of visual scoring methods, particularly the Ferriman-Gallwey (mFG) method, in diagnosing hirsutism.

Main Methods:

Literature search and analysis of published studies on hair growth assessment methods.
Review of hair growth physiology, visual quantification techniques, and objective measurements.
Examination of the mFG method's historical development and clinical application.

Main Results:

Objective methods (photographic, microscopic) are complex and costly for routine clinical use.
Visual scoring methods, used since the 1920s, are semi-quantitative and prone to inter-observer variability.
The modified Ferriman-Gallwey (mFG) method is the most common visual scoring technique for terminal hair growth.

Conclusions:

The mFG scoring method is a practical and useful visual instrument for assessing hirsutism in women.
This method aids in the diagnosis of androgen excess and polycystic ovary syndrome.