Sentences with phrase «by androgen excess»

This means that males could easily be affected by androgen excess in utero.

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In earlier years, doctors suggested that hormonal imbalances caused by PCOS — which are usually caused by the presence of excess androgens — only affected women from their teenage years to menopause.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, also known as PCOS, is a disorder characterized by irregular menstrual cycles and signs of excess androgens such as abnormal hair growth or acne.

Unwanted and excessive hair growth (hirsutism), caused by excess androgens such as testosterone, is another frustrating symptom of PCOS.

PCOS is a condition characterized by excess androgens (male sex hormones like testosterone) that causes symptoms like irregular menstrual cycles, head hair loss, body hair growth (especially on the face), mild to severe acne and even depression.

This symptom is caused by an excess of male hormones, or androgens, such as testosterone circulating in the bloodstream.

Androgens are not only produced by the ovary, it is estimated that 20 - 30 % of women with PCOS have adrenal androgen excess (6).