پديد آورندگان :
Shahbazian، Hajieh نويسنده Department, Endocrinologist. Diabetes Research Center, Ahwaz University of Medical Science, Ahwaz, Iran Shahbazian, Hajieh , Zakerkish، Mehrnoosh نويسنده Department, Fellowship of Endocrinology, Diabetes Research Center, Ahwaz University of Medical Science, Ahwaz, Iran Zakerkish, Mehrnoosh , Heidari-Manesh، Neda نويسنده General Practitioner Heidari-Manesh, Neda
كليدواژه :
Hirsutism , Syndrome , Polycystic Ovary , Idiopathic Hirsutism
چكيده لاتين :
Background: This study is carried out aiming to determine the prevalence of various causes of hirsutism in patients referred to the endocrine clinic of Golestan Hospital in Ahwaz.
Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 520 patients suffered from hirsutism whiting the age range of 10-50 year old participated based on Ferriman-Gallwey hirsutism classification system.
Results: Out of 520 patients under study, 274 ones (52.7%) had PCO, 176 ones (33.8%) suffered from idiopathic hirsutism, 24 persons (4.6%) had hyperprolactinemia, 22 persons (4.2%) had hirsutism caused by drugs consumption, 11 ones (2.1%) had hypothyroidism, 9 patients (1.7%) had cushing as well as 3 persons (0.57%) having Late Onset Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (LOCAH) and 1 person (0.19%) had ovarian tumor.
Conclusion: Results of this study show that PCO and idiopathic hirsutism constitute totally 86% of hirsutism causes.
