Hirsutism screening: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
Hormonal screening (e.g. [[testosterone]], [[DHEAS]]) is recommended for all hirsute women . For hirsute women with high level of [[androgen]]<nowiki/>s ,a prolonged [[dexamethasone]] test should also be performed.<ref name="McKenna1994">{{cite journal|last1=McKenna|first1=T. Joseph|title=Screening for Sinister Causes of Hirsutism|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=331|issue=15|year=1994|pages=1015–1016|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM199410133311510}}</ref> | [[Hormonal|Hormona]]<nowiki/>l screening (e.g. [[testosterone]], [[DHEAS]]) is recommended for all hirsute women . For hirsute women with high level of [[androgen]]<nowiki/>s ,a prolonged [[dexamethasone]] test should also be performed.<ref name="McKenna1994">{{cite journal|last1=McKenna|first1=T. Joseph|title=Screening for Sinister Causes of Hirsutism|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=331|issue=15|year=1994|pages=1015–1016|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM199410133311510}}</ref> | ||
== References== | == References== |
Revision as of 14:18, 20 September 2017
Hirsutism Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
---|
Treatment |
Medical Therapy |
Case Studies |
Hirsutism screening On the Web |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Please help WikiDoc by adding content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing.
Overview
Screening
Hormonal screening (e.g. testosterone, DHEAS) is recommended for all hirsute women . For hirsute women with high level of androgens ,a prolonged dexamethasone test should also be performed.[1]
References
- ↑ McKenna, T. Joseph (1994). "Screening for Sinister Causes of Hirsutism". New England Journal of Medicine. 331 (15): 1015–1016. doi:10.1056/NEJM199410133311510. ISSN 0028-4793.