Virilization (patient information)

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Virilization

Overview

What are the causes?

Diagnosis

Treatment options

Where to find medical care for Virilization?

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Overview

Virilization is when a female develops male sex characteristics, or a newborn boy has increased male characteristics at birth.

What causes Virilization?

  • Virilization may be caused by:
  • In newborn girls, the condition may be caused by:
  • Certain medications taken by the mother during pregnancy
  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia in the baby or her mother
  • Other medical conditions in the mother (such as tumors of the ovaries or adrenal glands that release male hormones)

Diagnosis

Signs of virilization in a female may include:

  • Deepening of the voice
  • Facial hair
  • Increase in body hair
  • Male-pattern baldness
  • Swelling of the clitoris

Treatment options

Tests may include:

Where to find medical care for Virilization?

Directions to Hospitals Treating Virilization

Source

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002339.htm

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