London D R
Postgrad Med J. 1975 Apr;51(594):236-9. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.51.594.236.
Hirsutism is usually caused either by an increase in androgen production by the ovary or adrenal or it may be due to increased sensitivity of the hair follicle to normal amounts of circulating androgens. The diagnostic possibilities can be resolved on clinical grounds by laparoscopy and by hormone measurements. The commonest causes of this symptom are ‘idiopathic hirsutism’ and the polycystic ovary syndrome. Treatment is of the underlying condition or, when that is not possible, by local removal of hair or by the administration of oral contraceptives or glucocorticoids.
多毛症通常是由卵巢或肾上腺雄激素分泌增加引起的，也可能是由于毛囊对正常循环雄激素水平的敏感性增加所致。通过腹腔镜检查和激素测量，可根据临床情况确定诊断可能性。该症状最常见的原因是“特发性多毛症”和多囊卵巢综合征。治疗针对潜在病因，若无法针对病因治疗，则可采用局部脱毛、口服避孕药或糖皮质激素治疗。
