Diseases

Hyperandrogenism

A condition caused by the excessive secretion of ANDROGENS from the ADRENAL CORTEX; the OVARIES; or the TESTES. The clinical significance in males is negligible. In women, the common manifestations are HIRSUTISM and VIRILISM as seen in patients with POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME and ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION.

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A condition caused by the excessive secretion of ANDROGENS from the ADRENAL CORTEX; the OVARIES; or the TESTES. The clinical significance in males is negligible. In women, the common manifestations are HIRSUTISM and VIRILISM as seen in patients with POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME and ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION.

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specific manifestation such as HIRSUTISM; VIRILISM; etc.

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  • Androgens (1966-1993)

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  2. C12.050.351.875w.253w.090.750w
  3. C12.200.706w.316w.064w.500w
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  8. C16w.131w.939w.316w.129.750w
  9. C19w.391.119w.064w.500w
  10. C19w.391.119w.090.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hyperandrogenism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017588. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017588
  2. Hyperandrogenism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperandrogenism
  3. Hyperandrogenism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10529545