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Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of the hirsute patient
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology
|October 1, 1995
Abstract:
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 of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs, flutamide, spironolactone, finasteride, and ketoconazole.