title: [Psychosomatic aspects of asymptomatic hirsutismus (author's transl)].
abstract: In a statistical study the somatic and psychic variables of 42 unselected women were evaluated who were seen with the presenting symptom of hirsutismus at a medical out-patient department. An organic source for the hirsutismus was excluded. The mean 17-ketosteroid values and the plasma testosterone values were normal. The following results were obtained: Patients with hirsutismus do not have specific personality traits. Hirsutismus is not a psychosomatic disease. There is not endocrine psycho-syndrome in hirsutismus. The suffering from hirsutismus is independent of the objective degree of hirsutismus. Women with the presenting symptom of hirsutismus regard their male type of body hair as a scapegoat and as the cause for their problems which in reality are neurotic problems. Unless contraception is desirable, we do not suggest treatment of hirsutismus with Cyproteronacetate.
mesh_terms: D015068:17-Ketosteroids / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015068:17-Ketosteroids; D013739:Testosterone
vernacular_title: Psychosomatische Aspekte des nichtsymptomatischen Hirsutismus.