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HIRSUTISM

AHMED ABDULWAHAB COSULTANT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

It is increase growth of hair in women in a distribution to that similar to male . It should not be confused with hyper trichosis which is non androgen dependent hair growth . CAUSES. Racial Idiopathic .

Physiological like puberty, pregnancy, menopause Drugs as danazol , steroids Polycystic ovary syndrome. Tumors : ovarian and adrenal . Thyroid disease Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

TREATMENT
Simple suppression of ovarian axis using oral contraceptive pills . That will lower LH and increase SHBG and the progesterone component of the pill is a competitive inhibitor of androgens . Steroids dexamethasone or prednisolone . Antiandrogen cyproterone acetate Spironolactone

PHYSICAL METHODS. Bleaching . Shaving Electrolysis . Weight loss

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