TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Hirsutism and Hypertrichosis
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.
PY  - 2019
T2  - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
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.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161326530
ER  -