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The study aimed to assess body hair growth in women and identify factors influencing hirsutism.

Clinical Assessment of Body Hair Growth in Women

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Clinical assessment explores body hair growth patterns in women, indicating hormonal influences and aging effects.

The study aimed to assess body hair growth in women and identify factors influencing hirsutism.
Developed a semiquantitative method for assessing body hair growth.
Applied the method to a control group of 430 women aged 15–74.
Determined gradings based on hair density and affected areas across 11 body sites.
Increased hair growth was noted on the face with aging, while hair on other sites often decreased.
A significant presence of hair was found on forearms and legs among younger women.
A hormonal score derived from 9 sites (excluding forearms and legs) is utilized in clinical assessments.

Ferriman et al. (1961) studied this question.

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