The significance of the combined dexamethasone-HCG test for the assessment of hyperandrogenism.
The combined dexamethasone-HCG test was employed in 57 patients with excessive androgen secretion in order to differentiate the Stein-Leventhal syndrome from other disorders associated with increased androgen production. The patients were classified according to the test results. All except two of the patients gave a test result typical for the Stein-Leventhal syndrome.
D015068:17-Ketosteroids / Q000652:urine; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D000728:Androgens / Q000378:metabolism*; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D003907:Dexamethasone; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009839:Oligomenorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014770:Virilism / Q000175:diagnosis
D015068:17-Ketosteroids; D000728:Androgens; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D003907:Dexamethasone