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Hirsutism & Virilization

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• Most testosterone in the blood circulates<br />

bound to albumin (19%) or to sex hormonebinding<br />

globulin (SHBG) (80%).<br />

• Free testosterone<br />

a) In normal women (1%).<br />

b) In hirsute women (2%).<br />

c) In men (2 to 3%).<br />

• Androgenicity depends mainly on the<br />

unbound fraction of testosterone because<br />

this represents the active form of the<br />

hormone.

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