title: [Androgenetic amenorrhea].
abstract: Virilism in females is often associated with menstrual disorders. There is an evident correlation between the severity of virilism, the level of androgens and the degree of menstrual disorder. A study was carried out between January 1978 and December 1980 on 75 women with various degrees of virilism. The majority of women with severe hirsutism and male-type alopecia were found in the group with amenorrhoea. Furthermore, the four cases with the full-blown picture of severe virilism were found exclusively in this group. Clarification of the virilizing manifestations on the basis of a determination of the basic hormonal status (including the steroid fractions), the dexamethasone suppression test (including the HCG stimulation test) and the oestrogen-gestagen suppression test, diagnostic laparoscopy and phlebography of the adrenal gland is discussed and the methods evaluated.
mesh_terms: D015065:17-Hydroxycorticosteroids / Q000097:blood; D015068:17-Ketosteroids / Q000097:blood; D000293:Adolescent; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010690:Phlebography; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D014770:Virilism / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D015065:17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; D015068:17-Ketosteroids; D013739:Testosterone; D003907:Dexamethasone; D011388:Prolactin; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone
vernacular_title: Die androgenetische Amenorrhoe.