"Hyperandrogenism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition caused by the excessive secretion of ANDROGENS from the ADRENAL CORTEX; the OVARIES; or the TESTES. The clinical significance in males is negligible. In women, the common manifestations are HIRSUTISM and VIRILISM as seen in patients with POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME and ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION.
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D017588
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C12.706.316.064.500 C12.706.316.129.750 C13.351.875.253.064.500 C13.351.875.253.129.750 C16.131.939.316.064.500 C16.131.939.316.129.750 C19.391.119.064.500 C19.391.119.129.750
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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