Second to Fourth Digit Ratio in Patients with Hirsutism and Its Correlation with Hormonal Assay
Eltaweel, A., Hamed, A., Sebaey, E., Noor, D. (2018). Second to Fourth Digit Ratio in Patients with Hirsutism and Its Correlation with Hormonal Assay. EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), 57-63. doi: 10.21608/bjas.2018.188783
A.A. Eltaweel; A.M. Hamed; E.M.El- Sebaey; D.M. Noor. "Second to Fourth Digit Ratio in Patients with Hirsutism and Its Correlation with Hormonal Assay". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 1, 2018, 57-63. doi: 10.21608/bjas.2018.188783
Eltaweel, A., Hamed, A., Sebaey, E., Noor, D. (2018). 'Second to Fourth Digit Ratio in Patients with Hirsutism and Its Correlation with Hormonal Assay', EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), pp. 57-63. doi: 10.21608/bjas.2018.188783
Eltaweel, A., Hamed, A., Sebaey, E., Noor, D. Second to Fourth Digit Ratio in Patients with Hirsutism and Its Correlation with Hormonal Assay. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 3(1): 57-63. doi: 10.21608/bjas.2018.188783

Second to Fourth Digit Ratio in Patients with Hirsutism and Its Correlation with Hormonal Assay

Benha Journal of Applied Sciences
Article 11, Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2018, Page 57-63  XML PDF (475.62 K)
Document Type: Original Research Papers
DOI: 10.21608/bjas.2018.188783
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Authors
A.A. Eltaweel1; A.M. Hamed2; E.M.El- Sebaey3; D.M. Noor4
1Professor of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Benha Univ., Benha, Egypt
2Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Benha Univ., Benha, Egypt
3Assistant Professor of Clinical and Chemical Pathology Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Benha Univ., Benha, Egypt
4(M.B.B.CH), Faculty of Medicine, Ain shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Hirsutism will be a basic clinical state seen On female patients of constantly on ages. It influences around 5-10% of the
ladies. The cause may be mostly hyperandrogenism, which might be ovarian or adrenal. It might be and only an uncommon
metabolic syndrome, medication induced, alternately barely idiopathic infection.The point about this fill in may be with assess
those seconds should fourth digit length proportion over patients with hirsutism and its correspondence with hormonal profile.
This examine included 50 female patients torment from hirsutism as stated by altered Ferriman Furthermore Gallwey score,
done addition, 30 Obviously solid people from claiming matched age. The results of the present study showed that patients had
statistically significant higher levels than controls in Prolactin [P=0.000] and DHEA-S [P=0.005] with no statistically
significant difference in other hormones and there was no significant correlation between second to fourth digit ratio and all the
laboratory investigations in both hands. the study concluded that the assessment of hirsutism is a multifactorial and that 2D:4D
ratio is very promising tool in the diagnosis of hirsutism and the assessment of its severity.
Keywords
Hirsutism; 2D; 4D; Hormonal; Cross-Sectional
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