Hirsutism

Puberty occurs when gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) pulses released by the hypothalamus increase in frequency and magnitude, leading to the rise in luteinizing hormone (LH),follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and sex hormone. With the overall increase in food availability, the onset of puberty has declined significantly in different populations throughout the world. Recent evidence have shown that obese girls have increased risk for early onset of puberty with elevated levels of estradiol. To

Imagine being in a situation where you are constantly putting yourself down because of your reflection in the mirror, and your life revolving around the way you look and the perception you have of yourself. Eating disorders have become a common issue surfacing in our society today. A main root of the eating disorders that exist are societal norms and the image that you have to be the “perfect” and “thin” Barbie to be accepted by society. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder

Contraceptives or birth control are methods that prevent unplanned pregnancies but are also used promote family planning, reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and treat cosmetic and gynecological conditions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent, about 45% of all pregnancies in 2011 were unplanned in the United States, which was a 51% decline since 2008.1 Of those about 50% resulted without birth control use and the other half reported using a method of

Infertility due to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Infertility affects close to 6.1 Million US women during the reproductive age (7). What is infertility? Infertility is generally defined as “the inability to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sex. After the age of 35 pregnancy becomes more difficult and if infertility persist a shorter timeframe of six months is recommended (2). Infertility is not an illness it is a disease. This disease may not always be painful physically but the pain is

Anabolic Steroid Misuse Identified: Negative Effects Of Steroids: History: History of AAS cannot be explained without looking back to when the very beginnings of testosterone were first discovered. It's been widely accepted since ancient times that the testicles were known to be required for male sexual characteristics and development. The mid-19th century, scientists discovered that removal of the testicles from birds caused a disappearance of male sexual properties. This led to a lot of different

during regular ovulation, causing the infertility as well as some of the common signs of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, that is infertility or the inability to get pregnant, in which PCOS is actually the leading cause to women with infertility, acne, Hirsutism which is the increase of body hair in specific parts of the body, and weight gain or

The ovary is a critical organ of the female reproductive and endocrine system. When preforming in an optimal manner, the ovary functions as a gonad, by producing mature gametes and by synthesizing and excreting hormones within a set point. It is essential for sexual maturation and reproduction. When it deviates away from this normal physiology, many serious heath problems can emerge. A principal example of ovarian abnormal physiology is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Polycystic ovarian syndrome

During the 12th century Reformation, the number of anchorites increased dramatically. Most of these anchorites’ gender was not recorded, showing the inapplicability of gender. According to theorist Judith Butler, “…gender can be regarded as a private and public behavioural performance.” Butler also recognizes that gender is a performance of “acts, gestures, and desire [which] produce the effect of a internal core or substance… that saddest, but never reveal, the organizing principle of identity as

Her Kawii shaped viridian eyes, Cupid's bow lips, triangular cheekbones, upturned nose, perky alert tits and firm tight buttocks; skin so white, almost seemed prosthetic: no pimple or mole blemished this lactescent flesh: her jet black hair darker than a raven's feather; her anus, quaint and clean like the fossilisation of a daisy: ultimately, all these amenities did not provide her with the perfection of angelic beauty, but more the imperfection in sex appeal, as she stretched languorously, naked

usually during early menarche and during perimenopausal period when hormones are changing. Hormone imbalances can also be caused by toxins or unbalanced lifestyles. Symptoms would be weight gain, decreased libido, fatigue, depression, insomnia, hirsutism, thinning hair, and digestion problems. Labs need to be drawn to evaluate LH, prolactin, and TSH level. Her TSH being elevated may very well be the reason for this patient’s abnormal bleeding. Lab work will help diagnose the patient with a hormone