2022年7月8日 · Hirsutism is a condition that causes excess hair to grow on certain parts of your body. It mainly affects females. Hirsutism doesn’t have a known cause, but it’s a symptom of other conditions, including polycystic ovary syndrome. Treatment options include weight loss, medications and other hair removal options.

2021年10月12日 · Hirsutism (HUR-soot-iz-um) is a condition in women that results in excessive growth of dark or coarse hair in a male-like pattern — face, chest and back. Hirsutism is excess hair most often noticeable around the mouth and chin. With hirsutism, extra hair growth often arises from excess male hormones (androgens), primarily testosterone.

2024年12月18日 · Hirsutism is a condition in women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB) that causes a lot of hair growth. The hair typically grows in areas where it usually appears in men or people assigned...

2023年11月20日 · Hirsutism is excessive hair growth in certain areas of a woman's face and body, such as the mustache and beard area, that creates a "male pattern" of hair. Women normally can have fine, pale, faintly visible hair in these areas, but heavy hair growth in a male pattern with coarse or colored hair is not expected.

Hirsutism is excessive body hair on parts of the body where hair is normally absent or minimal. The word is from early 17th century: from Latin hirsutus meaning "hairy". [ 2 ] It usually refers to a male pattern of hair growth in a female that may be a sign of a more serious medical condition, [ 3 ] especially if it develops well after puberty ...

Hirsutism is a male pattern of secondary or post-pubertal hair growth occurring in women. It arises in the moustache and beard areas at puberty when hair also appears in non-hirsute women in the underarm and pubic areas. Hirsute women may also develop thicker, longer hair than is usual on their limbs and trunk. Hirsutism is also known as hirsutes.

2019年8月1日 · Hirsutism is the excessive growth of terminal hair in a typical male pattern in a female. It is often a sign of excessive androgen levels. Although many conditions can lead to hirsutism,...

2025年1月6日 · Hirsutism refers to excess hair growth in androgen-dependent areas of the body, including the chin, upper lip, chest, back, and abdomen. Although hirsutism is most often a benign condition, it can be caused by underlying medical conditions, including polycystic ovary syndrome, androgen secreting tumors, or endocrine disorders. Diagnosis of ...

Hirsutism is excess hair growth on the body or face. For women, the hair may grow in areas where men often have a lot of hair but women often don’t. This includes the upper lip, chin, chest, and back. It’s caused by an excess of male hormones called androgens. All women naturally produce small amounts of androgens.

2024年9月18日 · Hirsutism is a relatively common condition in women (5-10%) that causes excessive growth of dark, coarse hair in areas where women typically have soft, non-pigmented, and undetectable vellus hairs or “peach fuzz.” In most cases, hirsutism appears because of elevated levels of androgen (male) hormones, which cause hair follicles to grow faster.