The number of problems faced by women, in general, is higher than men, given the body and anatomy of women. Hirsutism is one of the conditions that is very less known by women and is terminal in nature.

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What is Hirsutism?

The condition is a very common clinical condition seen in female patients of all ages. It affects around 5-10% of women and is a common presenting complaint in the dermatological outpatient department for cosmetic reasons. The cause is mainly hyperandrogenism, which may be ovarian or adrenal. It may be part of a rare metabolic syndrome, drug-induced, or just idiopathic. Hirsutism has a huge psychosocial impact, especially in young females.

Why do women need Hirsutism Treatment in India?

As a woman, our body has many specific functions, and this condition usually results from excess androgen due to overproduction, increased peripheral conversion, decreased metabolism of androgens, enhanced receptor binding of androgen, and lower level of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG). Oversensitivity of hair follicles to androgen may also be responsible.

What is “Androgen”?

Androgen excess produces signs of virilization ie. where the female starts to have male traits, which are: hirsutism, acne, and deepening of the voice. Clitoromegaly, increased libido, increased muscle mass, loss of breast tissue, loss of normal female body contour, malodorous sweat, temporal hair recession, and balding. Usually, virilization occurs in adrenal hyperplasia, adrenal and ovarian tumors, and drugs.

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What are the reasons that might lead to Hirsutism Treatment in India?

The etiology of the conditions is very much related to the hormonal pattern of the female body. There are numerous causes of hirsutism, even though, the most common cause is PCOS (80%) and to a lesser extent, idiopathic familial hirsutism (15%). Mainly the disorders as per those suffered are as follows.

Ovarian Disorders

• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Ovarian tumors
• Ovarian hyperthecosis

Idiopathic hirsutism may be due to increased end-organ response to normal androgen levels.

Adrenal Disorders

• Congenital or delayed onset adrenal hyperplasia
• Adrenal tumor
• Cushing’s syndrome.

Thyroid Disorder

• Hypothyroidism.

Pituitary Disorders

• Prolactinoma
• Cushing’s disease
• Acromegaly.

Drugs

• Anabolic steroids – danazol
• Testosterone
• Oral contraceptives with high progesterone content
• Metoclopramide
• Methyldopa
• Phenothiazines
• Reserpine (serpasil)
• Minoxidil
• Phenytoin
• Valproate
• Cyclosporin
• Diazoxide.

Miscellaneous Syndrome

• Hyperinsulinemia
• Hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, acanthosis nigricans (HAIR-AN) syndrome.
• Seborrhea, acne, hirsutism, acanthosis nigricans (SAHA) syndrome.
• These syndromes may be associated with other hyper-androgenic states due to ovarian, adrenal, or pituitary dysfunction.

Physiology of the people who suffer from Hirsutism

The hair follicle and the various glands that are related to hair growth on the body to making up the entire system of hair growth. The hair follicle begins to develop within the first 2 months of gestation, and by birth, a child possesses all of the hair follicles he or she will ever have.

Hair first appears as vellus hair, which is fine, short, and lightly pigmented. As a woman, you must understand that when you hit puberty adrenal and ovarian androgen levels rise, converting vellus hair to terminal hair, which is coarse, long, and more heavily pigmented.

Hair growth contains three phases

1. Anagen–growth
2. Catagen–rapid involution
3. Telogen–inactivity.

The length of each hair is determined by the relative duration of anagen and telogen, and varies with different locations on the body, although each hair follicle has its own growth cycle independent of the adjacent hair follicle. Scalp hair has a long anagen phase, from 2 to 6 years, and with a short telogen phase.

What Hirsutism Treatment in India do you get?

After ruling out other treatable causes, the most effective therapy for hirsutism usually involves a combination of lifestyle modification, mechanical hair removal, and medical therapy. Medical therapy involves androgen suppression and/or androgen receptor blockade.

Given the lifespan of terminal hair, at least 6 months of medical therapy is required before slower and fine regrowth of hair is noted. Concomitant mechanical hair removal may speed up this process. Although some permanent destruction of hair follicles can be achieved with electrolysis or laser, hair growth tends to recur after cessation of medical therapy.

Lifestyle Modifications

Lifestyle changes that include healthy eating habits, moderate exercise, and weight loss are the cornerstone of treatment for obese hirsute women. Weight loss decreases serum insulin levels, ovarian androgen production, and the conversion of androstenedione to testosterone. Production of SHBG increases, causing a further reduction in free androgen level.

Mechanical Treatment

Various mechanical or topical therapies can be used safely and effectively. The choice is dictated by cost and the patient’s tolerance of the various regimens rather than by efficacy. Bleaching, shaving, and depilatories are inexpensive and painless, but entirely cosmetic in nature, with no changes in the underlying hair or the follicle. Plucking, waxing, electrolysis, and laser hair removal may be more uncomfortable or costly, but may eventually reduce the regrowth of hair, especially if combined with concomitant medical therapy.

Pharmacological Therapy

Hyperandrogenism requires long-term therapy since the source of androgen can rarely be eliminated permanently.

• Androgen suppression: This is designed to decrease androgen production, particularly from the ovaries.

• Oral contraceptives: Commonly used drugs in the management of hirsutism. They act by suppressing gonadotropins, decreasing ovarian androgen production, and by augmenting hepatic production of SHBG. Oral contraceptives with low progestins,10 are preferred. It is useful for women who desire not to have a child.

• Glucocorticoids can be used to suppress adrenal androgen production, especially in late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

• Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists can induce medical oophorectomy and thereby treat refractory hirsutism due to ovarian hyperandrogenism and especially hyperthecosis.

What is the Cost of Hirsutism Treatment in India?

While the normal hair removal treatment cost is around 50$, the Hirsutism Treatment in India varies in the various range. Given that it is highly terminal in nature, the cost can start at 100$ and go up to 1500$. This is because of the severity faced by the patient.

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