title: [Present usefulness of diagnostic tests in hyperandrogenism].
abstract: There are diagnostic tests that allow to differentiate feminine hyperandrogenism of tumorous, non-tumorous, ovarian, adrenal and peripheral origin. We made a review of the current available tests accordingly to a case of amenorrhea and hyperandrogenism. By means of the low-dose dexamethasone suppression and human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (hCG) stimulation test we confirmed a suprarenal participation. There was spontaneous menses when treated with dexamethasone.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Humana, Dirección de Investigación y Enseñanza, Hospital Juárez de México, SSA, México, DF.
authors.forename: Jesús Estuardo
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Luján Irastorza
authors.forename: Imelda
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hernández Marín
authors.forename: Aquiles
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayala Ruíz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003940:Diagnostic Techniques, Endocrine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017588:Hyperandrogenism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy