Management of postmenopausal virilization.

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Abstract

Mild clinical signs of hyperandrogenism such as hirsutism may appear during the menopausal transition as part of the normal aging process, but the development of frank virilization suggests a specific source of androgen excess, including androgen-secreting tumors.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.

Title: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

ISSN (Electronic): 1945-7197

ISSN (Print): 0021-972X

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 2012

Volume: 97

Issue: 8

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[1 ] University of Alcalá and Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, E-28034 Madrid, Spain.

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Publisher Item ID: jc.2012-1683

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-1683

PubMed ID: 22669303

SO-VID: 2408617c-2aca-4dcb-9d9a-f7d55364b351

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