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ea0028p71 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2012

Long-term remission of postmenopausal ovarian hyperandrogenism may occur following a period of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist therapy

Lawrence Carly , Dyke Claire , Cox Sue , Smith Jamie

Excessive ovarian androgen production developing in post-menopausal women can be associated with severe hirsutism and virilisation. In the absence of an identifiable androgen-secreting tumour, medical therapy rather than surgical removal is a potential treatment option. Despite this, the role and outcomes of medical therapy are not well characterised in this context. We present the long-term outcomes of 2 women with postmenopausal ovarian hyperandrogenism, both of whom were tr...