Androgen excess disorders in women: the severe insulin-resistant hyperandrogenic syndrome, HAIR-AN.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-24-2006
Abstract
HAIR-AN syndrome (hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, acanthosis nigricans) is a subset of the polycystic ovary syndrome, where the patients demonstrate severe insulin resistance. It is theorized that both genetic and environmental factors, such as obesity, give rise to the development of HAIR-AN. Diagnosis is primarily clinical, with laboratory values lending further support. Treatment is aimed at decreasing insulin resistance, regulating ovulation, and decreasing acne, acanthosis nigricans, and hirsutism.
Volume
6
First Page
116
Last Page
121
ISSN
1537-744X
Published In/Presented At
Rager, K. M., & Omar, H. A. (2006). Androgen excess disorders in women: the severe insulin-resistant hyperandrogenic syndrome, HAIR-AN. TheScientificWorldJournal, 6, 116–121. https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.23
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
16435040
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article