This concept covers hirsutism (excessive androgen-mediated hair growth in women in a male distribution) and its more severe counterpart, virilization, distinguishing them by symptom severity and underlying androgen physiology. It belongs to gynecologic endocrinology, explaining that hirsutism results from the interaction between circulating androgen levels (particularly dihydrotestosterone) and the variable sensitivity of individual hair follicles, rather than androgen levels alone. The concept relates to the broader discipline of reproductive endocrinology through the physiology of adrenal and ovarian androgen production and their differential circulating levels and protein-binding in men versus women.
This concept covers hirsutism (excessive androgen-mediated hair growth in women in a male distribution) and its more severe counterpart, virilization, distinguishing them by symptom severity and unde…