| Autor: |
Acharya, Santanu, Chakravorty, Srirupa, Rae, David |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| ISSN: |
0974-8938 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Increased ovarian production of androgens due to the stimulation of luteinizing hormone (LH) on theca cells can cause\ud hyperandrogenism that may present with signs of alopecia in postmenopausal women.\ud Case description: A 65-year-old postmenopausal woman presented to the gynecology clinic with male-pattern baldness. Serum testosterone\ud was high that was suppressed with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (GnRH agonist). This confirmed ovarian source of androgens.\ud Laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy helped reduce androgen levels over a period of an year therefore reversing at least partially the hair loss.\ud Conclusion: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs can be useful to diagnose the source of increased androgen levels to be of ovarian\ud origin. Once confirmed, laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy can reverse hair loss in these cases. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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