Prevalence of endocrine diseases and abnormal glucose tolerance tests in 340 caucasian premenopausal women with hirsutism as the referral diagnosis Dorte Glintborg, M.D., Jan Erik Henriksen, M.D., Ph.D., Marianne Andersen, M.D., Ph.D., Claus Hagen, M.D., Dr.Sci., Jørgen Hangaard, M.D., Ph.D., Per Emil Rasmussen, M.D., Karoline Schousboe, M.D., Ph.D., Anne Pernille Hermann, M.D., Ph.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 82, Issue 6, Pages 1570-1579 (December 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.06.040 Copyright © 2004 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Suggested evaluation program for patients with a primary diagnosis of hirsutism. Medical history: periods, fertility, age of debut, duration of symptoms, galactorrhea. Clinical examination: body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, waist–hip ratio, Ferriman-Gallwey score, virilization, Cushing's syndrome. Metabolism: fasting glucose, fasting insulin, fasting lipid profile. Hormone status: total T, serum hormone-binding globulin, LH, FSH, PRL, TSH. Fertility and Sterility 2004 82, 1570-1579DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.06.040) Copyright © 2004 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions