Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Hirsutism, is characterized by excessive growth of terminal hair in a male pattern. Idiopathic hirsutism (IH) is a common cause of hirsutism. Since there are few data demonstrating IH is associated with insulin resistance we tried to assess various insulin sensitivity indices in lean IH and compare with healthy subjects.Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in 71 lean (BMI between 20–25 kg/m2) women (17–39 years o...