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Overproductive ovaries
Overproductive ovaries
Follicle development
Follicle development


Ovarian overproduction of androgens

Symptoms:
  • Increase in body hair in a male pattern (hirsutism)
  • Oily skin
  • Acne
  • Virilization (development of masculine characteristics, such as a low-pitched voice)
  • Decrease in breast size
  • Changes in female body contour
  • Temporal balding (thinning hair and hair loss)
  • Increase in muscle mass
  • Clitoromegaly (enlargement of the clitoris)
  • Amenorrhea (absence of menstrual periods)


Signs and tests:
  • Testosterone
  • DHEA-S
  • 17-hydroxyprogesterone
  • ACTH test
  • Pelvic ultrasound
  • CT scan



Review Date: 5/15/2006
Reviewed By: Melanie N. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMedHealthcare Network.

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