Interobserver variability of modified Ferriman-Gallwey hirsutism score in a Turkish population

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 279, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 473-479

  Api, Murat ^a   Badoglu, Beyhan ^a   Akca, Aysu ^a   Api, Olus ^a,b   Gorgen, Husnu ^a   Cetin, Ahmet ^a  

^a HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ferriman Gallwey score; Hirsutism; Interobserver variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349107229     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-008-0747-8     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. D Ferriman JD Gallwey 1961 Clinical assessment of body hair growth in women J Clin Endocrinol 21 1440 1447
2. F Kelestimur H Everest K Unluhizarci F Bayram Y Sahin 2004 A comparison between spironolactone and spironolactone plus finasteride in the treatment of hirsutism Eur J Endocrinol 150 351 354 10.1530/eje.0.1500351
3. M Sert T Tetiker S Kirim 2003 Comparison of the efficiency of anti-androgenic regimens consisting of spironolactone, Diane 35, and cyproterone acetate in hirsutism Acta Med Okayama 57 73 76
4. Muderris II, Bayram F, Guven M (2000) A prospective, randomized trial comparing flutamide (250 mg/d) and finasteride (5 mg/d) in the treatment of hirsutism. Fertil Steril 73:984-987. doi: 10.1016/S0015-0282(00)00470-2
5. L Harborne R Fleming H Lyall N Sattar J Norman 2003 Metformin or antiandrogen in the treatment of hirsutism in polycystic ovary syndrome J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88 4116 4123 10.1210/jc.2003-030424
6. Y Sahin S Dilber F Kelestimur 2001 Comparison of Diane 35 and Diane 35 plus finasteride in the treatment of hirsutism Fertil Steril 75 496 500 10.1016/S0015-0282(00)01764-7
7. Bayram F, Muderris II, Guven M, Kelestimur F (2002) Comparison of high-dose finasteride (5 mg/day) versus low-dose finasteride (2.5 mg/day) in the treatment of hirsutism. Eur J Endocrinol 147:467-471. doi: 10.1530/eje.0. 1470467
8. E McKnight 1964 The prevalence of hirsutism in young women Lancet 1 410 413 10.1016/S0140-6736(64)92789-8
9. AJ Hartz PN Barboriak A Wong KP Katayama AA Rimm 1979 The association of obesity with infertility and related menstrual abnormalities in women Int J Obesity Int J Obes 3 57 73
10. JH Barth J Catalan CA Cherry A Day 1993 Psychological morbidity in women referred for treatment of hirsutism J Psychosom Res 37 615 619 10.1016/0022-3999(93)90056-L
11. N Sonino GA Fava E Mani P Belluardo M Boscaro 1993 Quality of life of hirsute women Postgrad Med 69 186 189
12. D Ferriman JD Gallwey 1961 Clinical assessment of body hair growth in women J Clin Endocrinol Metab 21 1440 1447
13. EM Lorenzo 1970 Familial study of hirsutism J Clin Endocrinol 31 556 564
14. R Hatch RL Rosenfield MH Kim D Tredway 1981 Hirsutism: implications, etiology, and management Am J Obstet Gynecol 140 815 830
15. GP Redmond 1995
16. G Hines C Moran R Huerta K Folgman R Azziz 2001 Facial and abdominal hair growth in hirsutism: a computerized evaluation J Am Acad Dermatol 45 6 846 850 10.1067/mjd.2001.117386
17. J Derksen AJ Moolenaar AP Van Seters DF Kock 1993 Semiquantitative assessment of hirsutism in Dutch women Br J Dermatol 128 3 259 263 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1993.tb00168.x
18. ES Knochenhauer G Hines BA Conway-Myers R Azziz 2000 Examination of the chin or lower abdomen only for the prediction of hirsutism Fertil Steril 74 5 980 983 10.1016/S0015-0282(00)01602-2
19. R Tellez J Frenkel 1995 Clinical evaluation of body hair in healthy women Rev Med Chil 123 11 1349 1354
20. R Hatch RL Rosenfield MH Kim D Tredway 1981 Hirsutism: implications, etiology, and management Am J Obstet Gynecol 140 815 830
21. ES Knochenhauer TJ Key M Kahsar-Miller W Waggoner LR Boots R Azziz 1998 Prevalence of the polycystic ovarian syndrome in unselected black and white women of the Southeastern United States: a prospective study J Clin Endocrinol Metab 83 3078 3082 10.1210/jc.83.9.3078
22. T Aono M Miyazaki A Miyake T Kinugasa K Kurachi K Matsumoto 1977 Responses of serum gonadotrophins to LH-releasing hormone and oestrogens in Japanese women with polycystic ovaries Acta Endocrinol (Copenh) 85 840 849
23. JA Ewing BA Rouse 1978 Hirsutism, race and testosterone levels: comparison of east Asians and Euroamericans Hum Biol 50 209 215
24. RA Wild S Veseley L Bebee T Whitsett W Owen 2005 Ferriman Gallwey self scoring I: performance assessment in women with policystic ovary syndrome J Clin Endoc Methods 90 7 4112 4114 10.1210/jc.2004-2243
25. JL Zhao ZJ Chen YH Shi L Geng ZX Ma Y Li 2007 Investigation of body hair assessment of Chinese women in Shandong region and its preliminary application in polycystic ovary syndrome patients Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 42 9 590 594
26. CM DeUgarte KS Woods AA Bartolucci R Azziz 2006 Degree of facial and body terminal hair growth in unselected black and white women: toward a populational definition of hirsutism J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91 4 1345 1350 10.1210/jc.2004-2301