Postmenopausal Hyperandrogenism
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Adnin Zaman; Micol S. Rothman
- Source
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 50:97-111
- Subject
- Postmenopausal women
business.industry
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Natural aging
Hyperandrogenism
Physiology
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Signs and symptoms
urologic and male genital diseases
Androgen Excess
medicine.disease
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Endocrinology
Quality of life
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Medicine
Treatment strategy
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 0889-8529
Evidence of clinical and/or biochemical androgen excess poses a unique differential in postmenopausal women. Some signs and symptoms of postmenopausal hyperandrogenism can be normal and attributed to the natural aging process. However, the causes of androgen excess in this group include both nontumorous and tumorous causes. Treatment of androgen excess may improve both quality of life and long-term metabolic outcomes.