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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Modified ferriman-gallwey score and hirsutism among normal healthy female population.

Samina Bibi, Suleman Elahi Malik, Saima Zeb, Javeria Javed

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Samina BibiDr. Samina Bibi, MBBS, FCPS. Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, MTI Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Suleman Elahi MalikDr. Suleman Elahi Malik, MBBS, FCPS Medicine, FCPS Endocrinology, Endocrinology Division, Department of Medical Specialties, MTI Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Saima ZebDr. Saima Zeb, MBBS, FCPS, MRCP. Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, MTI Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Javeria JavedDr. Javeria Javed, MBBS. Department of Medicine, MTI Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.

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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Hirsutism by using the mFG score and to identify the mean mFG score among the normal healthy female population of Peshawar. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 448 normal healthy married women aged between 20 to 40 years from 14 Results: The mean modified Ferriman-Gallwey (mFG) score was 8.89 ± 4.33. 255 (56.9%) of the individuals had a mFG score of more than 8. These people showed mild hirsutism in 52.0% of cases, moderate hirsutism in 4.5% of cases, and severe hirsutism in 0.4% of cases. It was observed that the lower abdomen and thigh region had the highest prevalence of mild to moderate hirsutism, with a considerable number of individuals scoring two and three. Conversely, the back and buttocks showed predominantly minimal to no hirsutism, with the majority of participants scoring 0 and 1. There was no discernible difference in mean mFG scores between age groups, according to statistical analysis (p=0.195). Intriguingly, rates of hirsutism were found to be higher in urban versus rural populations, at 78.7% versus 36.6%, respectively (p<0.01). In addition, 80.3% of people who had a positive family history of hirsutism had a mFG score of 8 or higher. Conclusion: The prevalence of Hirsutism among the normal healthy female population based on the mFG score was relatively high.

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HirsutismModified Ferriman-Gallwey ScoreNormal Healthy Female Population

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PMCPMC10862439

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