[Present usefulness of diagnostic tests in hyperandrogenism].
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.
Luján Irastorza
Jesús Estuardo
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Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Humana, Dirección de Investigación y Enseñanza, Hospital Juárez de México, SSA, México, DF.
Hernández Marín
Imelda
I
Ayala Ruíz
Aquiles
A
D000293:Adolescent; D003940:Diagnostic Techniques, Endocrine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017588:Hyperandrogenism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy