Recurrent androgenicity in pregnancy: a case report and literature review.
A case of recurrent androgenicity associated with pregnancy is described. The patient is a 32-year-old black woman with hirsutism and irregular menses who developed elevated androgen levels in the male range during a pregnancy, with remission after delivery. A recurrence of the elevated androgen levels was noted during a subsequent pregnancy, again with remission after a termination. We have analyzed the possible etiologic mechanisms underlying this condition and reviewed the literature of similar cases.
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D000328:Adult; D000735:Androstenedione / Q000097:blood*; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D012008:Recurrence; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*; D013798:Thecoma / Q000150:complications; D014770:Virilism / Q000209:etiology*
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D013739:Testosterone; D000735:Androstenedione