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FUNCTIONING TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS OF THE OVARY I-Tien Yeh Charles Zaloudek Robert J. Kurman CLASSIFICATION OF OVARIAN NEOPLASMS DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION THERAPY

HIRSUTISM Part of “CHAPTER 101 – HIRSUTISM, ALOPECIA, AND ACNE“ DEFINITION Hirsutism is the development of excessive androgen-stimulated terminal hair in a female in areas where terminal hair is not…

ALOPECIA Part of “CHAPTER 101 – HIRSUTISM, ALOPECIA, AND ACNE“ Whereas acne and hirsutism represent the results of stimulation of the PSU, alopecia, or the loss of hair, may represent…

ACNE Part of “CHAPTER 101 – HIRSUTISM, ALOPECIA, AND ACNE“ HORMONAL CONTROL OF SEBUM PSUs, which are primarily sebaceous, are influenced by many factors, and once they are stimulated, their…

PILOSEBACEOUS UNIT Part of “CHAPTER 101 – HIRSUTISM, ALOPECIA, AND ACNE“ An understanding of the clinical conditions associated with hyperandrogenism requires some background information about the pilosebaceous unit (PSU), the…

ANDROGEN PRODUCTION IN WOMEN Part of “CHAPTER 101 – HIRSUTISM, ALOPECIA, AND ACNE“ Androgen production in women can be discussed in terms of three separate sources of production: the ovaries…

HIRSUTISM, ALOPECIA, AND ACNE Enrico Carmina Rogerio A. Lobo The effects of androgen on female skin include acne, hirsutism, and alopecia. Although derangements of androgen production and metabolism do not…

CONCLUSION Part of “CHAPTER 100 – MENOPAUSE“

SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS Part of “CHAPTER 100 – MENOPAUSE“ Postmenopausal estrogen use may protect against osteoporosis and heart disease, but may increase the risks of breast and endometrial cancers….

ESTROGEN-REPLACEMENT THERAPY Part of “CHAPTER 100 – MENOPAUSE“ COMPLICATIONS Hormone-replacement therapy may produce a number of undesirable side effects and complications. For example, it raises the risk of developing thromboembolic…