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Virilism, or the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in females, is primarily caused by an excess of androgens, particularly testosterone. This hormonal imbalance can result from various conditions, including polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), adrenal gland disorders, or tumors that produce androgens. Other factors may include certain medications or congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The resulting symptoms may include hirsutism, deepening of the voice, and changes in body composition.
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Is Adrenal virilism responsible for a male to be a 'gay'?
No, it's not.
How is adrenal virilism treated?
Adrenal virilism caused by adrenal hyperplasia is treated with daily doses of a glucocorticoid. Usually prednisone is the drug of choice, but in infants hydrocortisone is usually given
What is the prognosis for adrenal virilism?
Ongoing glucocorticoid treatment usually controls adrenal virilism in cases of adrenal hyperplasia, but there is no cure. If a cancerous tumor has caused the disorder, patients have a better prognosis if they have an early stage of cancer
What is the characterized by increase virilism among young girls brought about hypersecreation of the adrenal cortices?
adrenogenial syndrome
What symptoms of adrenal virilism do newborn girls have?
have external sex organs that seem to be a mixture of male and female organs (called female pseudohermaphrodism).
What symptoms of adrenal virilism do newborn boys have?
Newborn boys with the disorder have enlarged external sex organs, and these organs develop at an abnormally rapid pace
How is adrenal virilism diagnosed?
involves performing many laboratory tests on blood samples from the patient. These tests measure the concentration of different hormones. Different abnormalities of the adrenal gland produce a different pattern of hormonal abnormalities
Why don't males suffer with adrenal virilism inspite of high androgen secretion?
because men already have secondry sexual characteristics,so increased androgens will only send a feed back mechanism to halt production of androgens.
How is adrenal virilism treated if a cancerous tumor is causing the disorder?
Treatment can be a combination of surgery, medications used to kill cancer cells (chemotherapy ), and x rays or other high energy rays used to kill cancer cells (radiation therapy)
What means development of masculine physical traits in a female?
The development of masculine physical traits in a female is known as virilization. This can occur due to hormonal imbalances or conditions that lead to increased levels of male hormones, such as testosterone. Virilization can manifest as changes in body hair, voice deepening, muscle growth, and other male secondary sexual characteristics.
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter V and 3rd letter R and 6th letter I and 7th letter S?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern V-R--IS-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter V and 3rd letter R and 6th letter I and 7th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: virilise virilism
What would cause be turned into if it was in future tense?
The future tense for the verb to cause is: I will cause you will cause s/he will cause we will cause you will cause they will cause
