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Odense University Hospital |
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Information provided by: | Odense University Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00145288 |
Hirsutism is the presence of terminal hairs in a male-like pattern in females, due to elevated male hormone levels. Females with hirsutism are often overweight and have metabolism disturbances as insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance.
The previous studies showed that patients with hirsutism (especially them with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)) have an increased risk to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus on the background of insulin resistance / hyperinsulinemia: 30-35 % of females with PCOS had impaired glucose tolerance and 5-10 % of them diabetes. Hyperinsulinemia increases the risk to develop dyslipidemia and cardiovascular diseases.
A previous study in our department who included 340 females with hirsutism (210 with idiopathic hirsutism and 134 with PCOS) showed that 6.6% of them had diabetes and 55% insulin resistance.
There were only few long-term follow up studies of patients with hirsutism concerning their risk to develop diabetes. As far as we now, such studies on patients with idiopathic hirsutism are not available until now.
Hirsutism is been treated with low dose oral contraceptives, which are suppressing androgen production. This treatment can also influence the risk to develop diabetes and atheromatosis. The previous studies showed that the low dose oral contraceptives had modest influence on the lipid profiles and carbohydrate metabolism in patients with hirsutism, but increased the risk to develop coronary disease.
Aim
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Natural History, Longitudinal, Case Control, Prospective Study |
Official Title: | Prospective Study of Patients Med Hirsutism as Primary Work Diagnose |
Estimated Enrollment: | 340 |
Study Start Date: | October 2003 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | March 2005 |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 45 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Denmark, Funen | |
Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital | |
Odense, Funen, Denmark, 5000 |
Principal Investigator: | Magdalena Andries, MD | Odense University Hospital |
Study ID Numbers: | 010 |
Study First Received: | September 2, 2005 |
Last Updated: | March 23, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00145288 |
Health Authority: | Denmark: National Board of Health |
hirsutism type 2 diabetes polycystic ovary syndrome metabolism |
Metabolic Diseases Skin Diseases Gonadal Disorders Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases Ovarian Diseases Cysts Genital Diseases, Female |
Hirsutism Signs and Symptoms Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Endocrinopathy Metabolic disorder Glucose Metabolism Disorders Ovarian Cysts |
Hair Diseases Neoplasms Pathologic Processes Disease |
Syndrome Virilism Adnexal Diseases |