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DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION Part of “CHAPTER 102 – FUNCTIONING TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS OF THE OVARY“ Most patients with nonfunctional ovarian tumors are asymptomatic early in the tumors’ evolution; therefore, >70%…

CLASSIFICATION OF OVARIAN NEOPLASMS Part of “CHAPTER 102 – FUNCTIONING TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS OF THE OVARY“ The World Health Organization histologic classification divides neoplasms of the ovary into 14…

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…