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Endocrine Abstracts (2014) 35 P616 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.35.P616

ECE2014 Poster Presentations Female reproduction (54 abstracts)

Screening for cushing syndrome in women with hirsutism and oligomenorrhea

Samia Ouldkablia , Assya Cheikh , Assia Djermane & Zahra Kemali


Centralhospitalofthe Army, Algiers, Algeria.


Introduction: Cushing syndrome is a rare etiology of hirsutism and oligomenorrhea.

Objective: Screening for Cushing’s syndrome (CS) in patients with hirsutism and oligomenorrhea.

Patients and methods: A prospective study was performed from 2004 to 2012. 210 patients were admitted with the complain of hirsutism and oligomenorrhea. In order to establish the diagnosis and exclude the CS, all of them were evaluated with overnight dexamethasone suppression test.

Results: CS was excluded for all the patients as they had suppressed cortisol levels following overnight dexamethasone suppression test.

Conclusion: Screening for CS in patients with a diagnosis of hirsutism and oligomenorrhea don’t seem to be necessary. Although, it’s requiered for patients who have associated clinical sign of hypercortisolism.

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