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A Study of association of polycystic ovary syndrome with hirsutism- A prospective observational study in a Tertiary Care Hospital
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Krishnendra Varma
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Simran Singh Aujla
Background: Hirsutism is the excessive hairiness on women in those parts of the body where terminal hairs are normally absent or minimal, such as face, chest and abdomen.
Aim: To study the association of polycystic ovary syndrome with hirsutism.
Objective: To study the association of polycystic ovary syndrome in hirsutism patients attending Dermatology OPD of C.R. Gardi Hospital, Ujjain, M.P, over a period of 1 year.
Materials & Methods: Thirty patients were enrolled in the study between the age group 15-45 having hirsutism. Abdominal ultrasonography was done on all patients.
Results: Out of Thirty patients, ultrasonography revealed polycystic ovary syndrome in 20 (66.7%) patients and normal in 10 (33.3%).
Conclusion: Polycystic ovary syndrome was the most common cause of hirsutism 20 (66.7%) found in our study.
Keywords: Hirsutism, Terminal hairs, Excessive hairiness, Polycystic ovary syndrome, Ultrasonography
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Varma K, Aujla SS. A Study of association of polycystic ovary syndrome with hirsutism- A prospective observational study in a Tertiary Care Hospital [Internet]. IP Indian J Clin Exp Dermatol. 2016 [cited 2025 Oct 23];2(2):62-63. Available from: https://doi.org/
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Varma, K., Aujla, S. S. (2016). A Study of association of polycystic ovary syndrome with hirsutism- A prospective observational study in a Tertiary Care Hospital. IP Indian J Clin Exp Dermatol, 2(2), 62-63. https://doi.org/
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Varma, Krishnendra, Aujla, Simran Singh. "A Study of association of polycystic ovary syndrome with hirsutism- A prospective observational study in a Tertiary Care Hospital." IP Indian J Clin Exp Dermatol, vol. 2, no. 2, 2016, pp. 62-63. https://doi.org/
Chicago
Varma, K., Aujla, S. S.. "A Study of association of polycystic ovary syndrome with hirsutism- A prospective observational study in a Tertiary Care Hospital." IP Indian J Clin Exp Dermatol 2, no. 2 (2016): 62-63. https://doi.org/