ea0099ep388 | Reproductive and Developmental Endocrinology | ECE2024
Byrne Ruth
, Moran Carla
, Foley Catherine
, Fadalla Kamal
, Jeffers Michael
, Kamran Waseem
Introduction: Hyperandrogenism causing virilisation in postmenopausal females is rare. It is caused by abnormal ovarian or adrenal androgen production, but establishing the source of androgen excess can be challenging. Testosterone levels >5 nmol/l can be associated with virilization (Hirschberg, 2022).Case: A 75-year-old post-menopausal woman, with a 3-year history of androgenic alopecia (Ludwig scale 3/3) and hirsutism (Ferrimen Gallwey Score 32/36...