Virilization: causes, risks, signs, therapy
Virilization: Description Doctors speak of virilization when women develop male secondary sexual characteristics: Male hair such as beard hair, chest hair (hirsutism) Lower voice pitch Abnormally large clitoris (clitoral hypertrophy) Absence of menstruation (amenorrhea) Male body proportions The reason for the masculinization of women is an increased production of male sex hormones (androgens such as … Virilization: causes, risks, signs, therapy
