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Common Hormonal Problems Cont...
6.Hirsutism: This is the clinical name for excessive hair growth. Any condition that increases the blood level of testosterone, male sex hormones or androgens results in hirsutism. The most probable cause would be PCOD (Polycystic ovarian disease), rarer causes being late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LOCAH) or androgen secreting tumor to name a few. Drugs such as oral contraceptives containing progesterone, Cyclosporine, Minoxidil, Phenytoin, Androgens, Penicillamine, heavy metals, or Acetazolamide can cause hirsutism.
7.Irregular cycles : Any hormonal problem can affect the normal menstrual cycles. The common reasons being disturbance in thyroid imbalance, polycystic ovaries, pituitary hormonal imbalance. Please do not forget there are so many non-hormonal causes for menstrual cycles to get upset.
8.Infertility: This means not being able to become pregnant. One-third of infertility cases are female factor infertility, one-third are male factor, and the remaining third involve problems on both sides, or unexplained causes. Ovulatory defects due to polycystic ovaries can cause infertility. Abnormal thyroid hormones can cause problem with conception.
9.Headache / Visual disturbance : The pituitary gland is very close to the eye nerve. Any swelling or enlargement in the pituitary gland caused by hormonal problem can affect the vision.
This
can
also
cause
headache.
Again
headache
can
be
non-specific
manifestation
of
so
many
different
diseases,
from
eye
related
problems,
migraine,
etc.
Commonest
causes
of
headache
in
the
general
population
are
stress
and
refractory
problem.
In
the
same
way
commonest
cause
of
visual
disturbance
is
change
in
refraction.
10.
Breast
discharge:
Prolactin
secreted
from
the
pituitary
gland
is
responsible
for
lactation.
Increased
levels
of
prolactin
can
cause
galactorrhoea
-
abnormal
milk
secretion.
Up
to
around
25-30%
of
women
with
polycystic
ovaries
can
also
have
raised
prolactin
levels.
11.
Erectile
dysfunction:
This
is
due
to
low
levels
of
the
male
hormone
testosterone;
can
be
due
to
a
primary
testicular
problem
or
due
to
a
problem
in
the
pituitary
gland.
Commonest
cause
remains
stress
and
fear
of
failure.
12. Increased thirst / urination: Increased frequency of urination and excessive thirst is most commonly due to high sugar. A rarer cause can be due to a deficiency of a pituitary hormone and vasopressin, caused by hormonal problems which is responsible for maintaining the water balance in the body.
13. Hot flushes: Hot flushes are due to vasomotor instability and are usually related to the female climacteric. The cause of hot flushes would seem to be related to very high levels of gonadotrophins (pituitary hormones) as the ovaries fail but there is still much that is not understood about their etiology.
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