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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
Is Adrenal virilism responsible for a male to be a 'gay'?
No, it's not.
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
What is the cause of virilism?
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.
What is the prognosis for people with adrenal gland cancers?
For localized pheochromocytomas the 5-year survival rate is 95%. This rate decreases with aggressive tumors that have metastasized. The prognosis for adrenal cortical cancer is not as good with a 5-year survival rate of 10-35%
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)
The central portion of the adrenal gland is the adrenal?
The central portion of the adrenal gland is known as the adrenal medulla. The function of the adrenal medulla is to secrete epinephrine into the body.
What is the prediction of a disease's outcome?
Prognosis Pro = prior or before Gnosis = knowledge
