Talk:Hirsutism

These
These unnecessary photographs of nude people in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_growth are gross and offensive, not just to me, but any children that may stumble upon the article. Thanks.
 * Wikipedia is not censored. Kafziel 13:10, 11 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Uh, now the image of the hairy person is deleted. Does someone want to put up another one? Santorummm 00:19, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not censored. Please discuss on talk page before deleting images. This is a good article to have pictures for. Not everyone knows what this looks like. Please add more, someone. User:Svartulfr1 07:31 25 August 2006 (UTC)

The article is informative and helpful as it is. Those with geninue interest in the subject matter are aware of the symptoms and unwanted hair appearance. Photos are unnecessary and inapproriate.

Paprsek 17:22, 20 May 2007 (UTC)paprsek


 * A Picture is worth a thousand words —Preceding unsigned comment added by Khwerz (talk • contribs) 20:19, 10 December 2009


 * Do not remove content simply because it offends you personally. As said above me, "A Picture is worth a thousand words," and perfectly illustrates this condition. This kind of attitude only invigorates the false assumption that hair is wrong.
 * 83.60.103.46 (talk) 12:49, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Treatment
Wikipedia is not the place to be recommending treatment for diseases, especially treatment with specific dosages and no caveats. Furthermore, the information was incorrect (follicular phase is 10-16 days, not 5 days) and unreferenced/unsourced ("recent studies have shown..."). Ante lan  talk  05:25, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

The picture is offensive to people with this condition!
 * But that is a point of view, not a hard fact. I am rather hirsute and do not find the image (whichever one of two it is) offensive at all; on the contrary, the only people I have known to be offended by such a thing were people who do NOT have it.

I don't believe Wikipedia is a vessel for opinions, however many of them might slip in and be published on it. Therefore the picture ought to remain unless another one has been found that adequately demonstrates hirsutism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.63.161.79 (talk) 17:51, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Picture
Can we find some better pictures for this article? The picture at the end of the article is a drawing of an animal like women- it doesn't accurately illustrated Hirsutism.. Could we get a picture of [Jennifer Miller] or another woman with hirsutism (it shouldn't be that hard as 10% of women have hirsutism!) CelticLabyrinth (talk) 06:38, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

is clearly more helpful in illustrating the lemma. Nemissimo (talk) 12:25, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Disorder
Why is hair a disorder when it grows on a person identified as a woman?

– I'm pretty sure the reason it is considered a "disorder" is because it is a symptom of some serious illnesses, such as PCOS and cancer. Obviously! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.229.92.58 (talk) 21:34, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * That, and it doesn't say it is a disorder in the article, merely that it could be a symptom of some underlying condition. Feminazi = fail. 76.99.184.133 (talk) 15:21, 31 January 2010 (UTC)


 * The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines hirsutism as "Medicine: abnormal growth of hair on a woman's face and body."  Any derived usage outside of the field of Medicine doesn't automatically redefine the word.  I feel that using the word "disorder" implies something that isn't necessarily true.  As the article states, hirsutism can be idiopathic.  I'm not so sure that hirsutism is the same thing as hypertrichosis, even though the entry under "Disorders of skin appendages" at the foot of the page seems to say it is.

--208.63.161.79 (talk) 16:05, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd guess that hormonally, women just aren't supposed to grow that amount of hair. 67.194.191.111 (talk) 03:06, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

2019 @ 2010: Remember when people used feminazi as an insult because they considered Nazism a bad thing? Those were the days — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.91.177.108 (talk) 03:39, 8 October 2019 (UTC)

Reference
Here is a new good ref  Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 15:55, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Uncited material in need of citations
I am moving the following uncited material here until it can be properly supported with inline citations of reliable, secondary sources, per WP:V, WP:CS, WP:IRS, WP:PSTS, WP:BLP, WP:NOR, et al. This diff shows where it was in the article. Nightscream (talk) 13:49, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Signs and symptoms
Hirsutism affects members of either sex, since rising androgen levels can cause excessive body hair, particularly in locations where women normally do not develop terminal hair during puberty (chest, abdomen, back, and face).

Causes
Hirsutism can be caused by either an increased level of androgens, or an over-sensitivity of hair follicles to androgens. High levels of hormones such as testosterone result in masculinisation such as stimulated hair growth, increased size and intensity of the growth and pigmentation of hair. Other symptoms associated with a high level of testosterone include acne, deepening of the voice, and increased muscle mass. The condition is called hyperandrogenism.

Growing evidence connects high circulating levels of insulin in women to the development of hirsutism. This theory is speculated to be consistent with the observation that obese (and thus presumably insulin resistant hyperinsulinemic) women are at high risk of becoming hirsute. Further, treatments that lower insulin levels will lead to a reduction in hirsutism.

It is speculated that insulin, at high enough concentration, stimulates the ovarian theca cells to produce androgens. There may also be an effect of high levels of insulin to activate insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) receptor in those same cells. Again, the result is increased androgen production.

Signs that are suggestive of an androgen-secreting tumor in a patient with hirsutism is rapid onset, virilization and palpable abdominal mass.

The following are conditions and situations that have been associated with hyperandrogenism and hence hirsutism in women:


 * Hyperinsulinemia (insulin excess) or hypoinsulinemia (insulin deficiency or resistance as in diabetes).
 * Ovarian tumors such as granulosa tumors, thecomas, Sertoli–Leydig cell tumors (androblastomas), and gynandroblastomas, as well as ovarian cancer.
 * Hyperthecosis.
 * Pregnancy.
 * hCG-secreting tumors
 * Use of certain medications such as androgens/anabolic steroids, phenytoin, and minoxidil.

Causes of hirsutism not related to hyperandrogenism include:
 * Porphyria cutanea tarda.

Diagnosis
After the physical examination, laboratory studies and imaging studies can be done to rule out further causes.{{fact|date=February 2022}

Other blood value that may be evaluated in the workup of hirsutism include:


 * androgens; androstenedione, testosterone
 * thyroid function panel; thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4)
 * prolactin

If no underlying cause can be identified, the condition is considered idiopathic.

Treatment
Many women with unwanted hair seek methods of hair removal. However, the causes of the hair growth should be evaluated by a physician, who can conduct blood tests, pinpoint the specific origin of the abnormal hair growth, and advise on the treatment.

Treatment
Many women with unwanted hair seek methods of hair removal. However, the causes of the hair growth should be evaluated by a physician, who can conduct blood tests, pinpoint the specific origin of the abnormal hair growth, and advise on the treatment.

Medications
In cases of hyperandrogenism specifically due to congenital adrenal hyperplasia, administration of glucocorticoids will return androgen levels to normal.

Other methods
One study reported that women who stayed on a low calorie diet for at least six months lost weight and reduced insulin resistance. Their levels of Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) increased, which reduced the amount of free testosterone in their blood. As expected, the women reported a reduction in the severity of their hirsutism and acne symptoms.

Wiki Education assignment: UCSF SOM Inquiry In Action-- Wikipedia Editing 2022
— Assignment last updated by Rafaelverduzco (talk) 18:15, 16 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Include a accurate photo representation of hirsutism. Ddsov (talk) 15:44, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Plan:
 * A - will edit the Treatment section to provide more structure.
 * D - will add visual representation, and add diagnosis criteria.
 * R - will edit and add to the pathophysiology/causes. Annalpark (talk) 18:27, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Some critical information had been missing from this page and you have really corrected many flaws, especially adding non-hyperandrogenism causes to hirsutism, non-pharmacologic therapies, and a realistic photograph of what hirsutism looks like. The explanation of Ferriman-Galwey Score cutoffs is especially helpful in that it is both a factual description of a diagnostic tool and it points to the variability of normal, physiologic hair distribution for those who may be "Doctor Google"-ing. 2601:645:8080:D9D0:FC7E:9C07:F957:648A (talk) 00:02, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Menopause
There is no mention of menopause anywhere on this page, despite menopause nearly always causing some hair growth. Well over half of women above 60 have some amount of facial hair for example, though is usually somewhat peach-fuzzy. But elsewhere is normal.

That this is ignored is a pretty enormous error... 90.242.180.26 (talk) 13:06, 17 June 2024 (UTC)