Hyperandrogenism [hyperandrogenismus]
A condition caused by the excessive secretion of ANDROGENS from the ADRENAL CORTEX; the OVARIES; or the TESTES. The clinical significance in males is negligible. In women, the common manifestations are HIRSUTISM and VIRILISM as seen in patients with POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME and ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION.
- Annotation
- general or unspecified; prefer specific manifestation such as HIRSUTISM; VIRILISM; etc.
- DUI
- D017588 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0026654
- Previous indexing
- Androgens (1966-1993)
- History note
- 94
- Public note
- 94
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood 4
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification 1
- CO
- complications 18
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 35
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 29
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology 1
- EP
- epidemiology 2
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 34
- GE
- genetics 2
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism 9
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology 7
- PP
- physiopathology 8
- PC
- prevention & control
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy 21
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
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