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Hyperandrogenism Causes, Hyperandrogenemia Causes, Androgen Excess Causes

  • See Also
  1. Hyperandrogenism
  2. Medication Causes of Hyperandrogenism
  • Causes
  • Non-tumor related Endogenous Androgen Overproduction
  1. See Medication Causes of Hyperandrogenism
  2. Adrenal Causes
    1. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
      1. CAH: 21 Hydroxylase deficiency
      2. CAH: 11 Hydroxylase deficiency
    2. Cushing's Syndrome
  3. Ovarian Causes
    1. Polycystic Ovary Disease
    2. Hyperthecosis
    3. HAIR-AN Syndrome (related to Insulin Resistance)
  • Causes
  • Tumor related Endogenous Androgen Overproduction
  1. Adrenal tumors
    1. Adrenocortical tumors
    2. Adrenal Adenoma
    3. Adrenal carcinoma
  2. Ovarian tumors
    1. Arrhenoblastoma
    2. Hilar Cell Ovarian Tumor
    3. Krukenberg Tumor of the ovary
  3. Pituitary tumor
    1. Pituitary Adenoma
  • References
  1. Leung (1993) Int J Dermatol 32:1173-7 [PubMed]