Female Androgenism

Question 1

MC androgen producing tumor

Answer 1

Adenoma

Question 2

Increased glucocorticoids and androgens secondary to increased ACTH release from the pituitary

Answer 2

Cushing’s disease

Question 3

Increased levels of testosterone, rapid onset of unilateral pelvic mass accompanied by virilization changes

Answer 3

Androgen-producing tumors

Question 4

Increased circulating free androgen produced by the ovaries

Answer 4

PCOS and Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor

Question 5

Conversion of testosterone to DHT in the hair follicles due to increased 5a-reductase

Answer 5

Hair follicle androgen sensitivity (diagnosis of exclusion)

Question 6

Marker of peripheral conversion of androgen

Answer 6

3a-diol-G (3 alpha androstanediol glucuronide)