January 2023 in “Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan” A rare ovarian tumor was successfully treated with surgery and chemotherapy.
January 2021 in “Indian journal of veterinary pathology” A 15-year-old female labrador had a large ovarian tumor removed.
November 2022 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A transman experienced lasting virilization symptoms after stopping testosterone, which were resolved with estradiol treatment.
October 2023 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” The document concludes that doctors should thoroughly check postmenopausal women with sudden increased male traits for rare conditions like androgen-producing endometrial cancer.
January 2025 in “Case Reports in Oncological Medicine” Consider Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome patients with adnexal masses.
February 2021 in “IP Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology” A rare non-cancerous tumor that grows like hair was found in an unusual spot, the vulva.
May 2021 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A woman developed male characteristics after using unregulated hormone therapy.
May 2023 in “The journal of sexual medicine” Ovarian Hyperthecosis caused hypersexuality in an older woman and was successfully treated with surgery.
March 2016 in “Journal of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association” The woman likely has a hormonal imbalance causing excessive hair growth.
March 2022 in “Folia Medica Indonesiana” The lump on a woman's scalp was a rare, potentially cancerous tumor from the hair follicle, not a common cyst.
November 2012 in “Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes” A new genetic mutation causes severe Leydig cell hypoplasia, affecting sexual development.
May 2025 in “Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies” VHL disease can cause early paragangliomas, needing lifelong monitoring.
June 2003 in “Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey” After chemotherapy for a gestational trophoblastic tumor, normal pregnancy rates are possible, but there's a slightly higher risk of the tumor reoccurring in future pregnancies.
November 2022 in “American Journal of Clinical Pathology” TURP specimens should be checked for various tumors, not just common prostate issues.
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January 2013 in “Elsevier eBooks” The chapter explains the causes of excessive hair growth and masculinization in women and how to measure hormone levels related to these conditions.
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March 1992 in “Journal of clinical pathology” Most women with excess hair growth need only a clinical evaluation and minimal tests unless they show signs of virilism.
May 2024 in “JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” A rare scalp tumor was removed from a 49-year-old woman, with a good outlook if benign but needing careful monitoring if malignant.
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November 2017 in “Gynecological Endocrinology” A transwoman developed a brain tumor after nine years of hormone therapy, suggesting a possible link between the treatment and tumor development.
January 2023 in “Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology” A woman's high testosterone levels and related symptoms improved after ovary removal surgery.
April 2020 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A 14-year-old girl with no menstrual period was diagnosed with Swyer Syndrome and treated for a related cancer risk.
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October 2015 in “The New England Journal of Medicine” The woman's surgery lowered her testosterone and improved scalp hair loss but did not change her excessive body hair.
October 2010 in “International Journal of Dermatology” An 86-year-old man with prostate cancer was diagnosed with a rare, low-grade breast cancer and underwent surgery but declined additional hormone therapy.
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February 2016 in “European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology” An 84-year-old woman's hair loss was due to a rare condition called Leydig cell hyperplasia, which was treated with surgery.
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March 2000 in “Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America” Hirsutism in teen girls is common, usually harmless, but can sometimes signal serious issues and is treatable.
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January 2014 in “International Journal of Endocrinology” Women with a certain type of tumor had higher levels of pregnancy hormone and male hormones, which decreased after treatment.
Check hormone levels and blood counts before surgery in dogs with abnormal blood cell counts.
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September 2014 in “European journal of endocrinology” Doctors should check for serious tumor causes of high androgen levels in postmenopausal women and more research is needed on this condition.
November 2024 in “Scientific Reports” Chemotherapy for male germ cell tumors often leads to hypogonadism and related symptoms.
January 2019 in “Jui rinsho hifuka” A dog's hair loss was caused by a hormone-secreting testicular tumor.
January 2025 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Consider TFI in facial hypopigmentation diagnoses and confirm with a biopsy.