11. Regional variations in hirsutism cause practices regarding hair on the arms and legs to differ. 12. Growing evidence implicates high circulating levels of insulin in women for the development of hirsutism . 13. Other common symptoms include hirsutism , abdominal pain, virilization, and an adnexal mass. 14. Asians affected by PCOS are less likely to develop hirsutism than those of other ethnic backgrounds. 15. Hirsutism is usually the result of an underlying adrenal, ovarian, or central endocrine imbalance.16. One side effect is hirsutism ( in women ) because of the excess androgen precursors created. 17. Hirsutism is both congenital and acquired.18. Increases in androgen ( male hormone ) levels are the primary cause of most hirsutism cases. 19. They are also used less commonly to treat hirsutism ( excessive hair growth ) in women. 20. Facial hirsutism often leads to the avoidance of social situations and to symptoms of anxiety and depression.
