Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Progressive hirsutism and moderate to severe male-pattern balding in women requires exclusion of an adrenal or ovarian tumor.Case presentation: A 51-year-old lady presented with excessive hair on her face and lower abdomen of 1 year duration which affected her quality of life. Her menopause started 3 years ago. Her body mass index was 28.6 kg/m2. She had hair on her upper lip, chin, and lower abdomen; she had a Ferriman–Gall...

Introduction: HAIR-AN syndrome is a rare condition, which can affect up to 5% of women with hirsutism. It is formed by the initials of the following clinical entities: HyperAndrogenism (hyperandrogenism), Insulino-Resistance (insulin resistance) and Acanthosis Nigricans. It is therefore a clinical triad that is considered as a severe subtype of PCOS, characterized by insulin resistance that appears early, constant and major. We present the case of a patient with Hair-an syndro...

Introduction: Hirsutism is a frequent reason for consultation, it is defined by the presence of terminal hair with male distribution in women, it is however essential to determine the cause, since it can reveal a serious underlying pathology and as it may be due to a benign cause see idiopathic in some cases. Idiopathic hirsutism is second in line to polycystic ovary syndrome in the etiological search for hirsutism. The objective of this study is to describe the clinical and p...

Introduction: Hirsutism is clinically defined as presence of excessive body hair in women in androgen-dependent areas. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence and the characteristics of hirsutism in obesity.Patients and methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study including 65 obese Tunisian women of reproductive age conducted in the obesity unit of the national Institute of nutrition of Tunis. The Ferriman-Gallwey score was used to...

Introduction: Hirsutism is a common disorder that occurs in 5% to 10% of women of reproductive age. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relation between anthropometric parameters (AP) and hirsutism in Tunisian obese woman.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the obesity unit of the national institute of nutrition of Tunis including 65 obese women of reproductive age. data were collected by questioning, examining the patient ...

Background: Progressive hirsutism and moderate to severe male-pattern balding in women requires exclusion of an adrenal or ovarian tumor.Case Presentation: A 51-year-old lady presented with excessive hair on her face and lower abdomen of 1 year duration which affected her quality of life. Her menopause started 3 years ago. Her body mass index was 28.6 kg/m2. She had hair on her upper lip, chin, and lower abdomen; she had a Ferriman–Gallwe...

Introduction: Hirsutism is defined as excessive pilosity development in women in androgen-dependent areas. It is the main revealing sign of hyperandrogenism. It is a frequent reason for consultation in Endocrinology.Methods: This is a retrospective study of 82 records of patients hospitalized for exploration of hirsutism in the endocrinology department of Farhat Hached Hospital in Sousse, over a period of 20 years from 1997 to 2017.<p class="abstext"...

Hirsutism and hair loss are common and distressing problems for patients with PCOS. Both are associated with significant psychological impact, including symptoms of depression and reduced quality of life. Treatment options for hirsutism include non-pharmacological approaches (lifestyle change, cosmetic treatments, direct hair removal methods) and pharmacotherapy. Lifestyle change resulting in weight loss can result in modest improvements in Ferriman-Gallwey scores in addition ...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with features linked to metabolic syndrome including visceral adiposity, dyslipidemia and impaired glucose homeostasis. Adipose tissue produces adipocytokines which contribute to regulation of insulin sensitivity and reproduction. Omentin-1 is an adipokine with anti-inflammatory and insulin sensitizing roles produced by adipocytes. The exact role of mentin-1 in PCOS remains unclear as studies have reported reduced or u...

Hirsutism, excessive terminal hair growth in a male-like pattern as a marker of hyperandrogenism, affects 5–10% of reproductive-age women worldwide. The frequency of hirsutism seems to decrease in Asians and the lower cut-off modified hirsutism score is suggested. We performed the study to estimate the frequency, bio-metabolic characteristics, correlates and determinants of hirsutism in reproductive aged Korean women. A total of 2682 female volunteers of reproductive age ...