Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the most important factors affecting serum concentrations of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) in women with hirsutism. We compared endocrine profiles based on biochemical measurements of LH, FSH, oestradiol, testosterone (T), prolactin, 17-hydroxy-progesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS), SHBG, cortisol and insulin in the follicular phase in 32 healthy women and 52 patients. The study group was subdivided according to SHBG levels into Group A (low level) and Group B (high level). Significant differences between Groups A and B were found in DHEAS and T levels, but not in body mass index or insulinaemia. There was a relationship between DHEAS and SHBG levels ( r = 0.51) and between and SHBG ( r = 0.31). We conclude that DHEAS may be a significant modulator of SHBG in the female hirsute patient, an observation seldom mentioned in previous reports.
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