| 11. | Regional variations in hirsutism cause practices regarding hair on the arms and legs to differ.
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| 12. | Growing evidence implicates high circulating levels of insulin in women for the development of hirsutism.
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| 13. | Other common symptoms include hirsutism, abdominal pain, virilization, and an adnexal mass.
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| 14. | Asians affected by PCOS are less likely to develop hirsutism than those of other ethnic backgrounds.
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| 15. | Hirsutism is usually the result of an underlying adrenal, ovarian, or central endocrine imbalance.
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| 16. | One side effect is hirsutism ( in women ) because of the excess androgen precursors created.
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| 17. | Hirsutism is both congenital and acquired.
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| 18. | Increases in androgen ( male hormone ) levels are the primary cause of most hirsutism cases.
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| 19. | They are also used less commonly to treat hirsutism ( excessive hair growth ) in women.
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| 20. | Facial hirsutism often leads to the avoidance of social situations and to symptoms of anxiety and depression.
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