{"id":75417,"date":"2021-01-14T04:36:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T04:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=75417"},"modified":"2023-09-05T08:18:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T08:18:29","slug":"virilism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/virilism\/","title":{"rendered":"Virilism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Accentuation of masculine secondary sex characteristics, in women or boys, caused by overactivity of the adrenal cortex.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Male characteristics such as body hair and a deep voice in a woman.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Development of male secondary sex characteristics in a female.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A condition caused by excessive production of the male hormones (androgens). Virilism results in the development of secondary male sexual characteristics in girls or women or in the fetus before birth, causing sexual abnormalities in newborns.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The development in a female of a combination of increased body hair, muscle bulk, and deepening of the voice (masculinization) and male psychological characteristics.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The condition in which masculine characteristics develop in the female; it is commonly the result of an overactive suprarenal gland, or of a tumour of its cortex. It may also result from an androgen-secreting ovarian tumour and also from the polycystic ovary syndrome. The overproduction of male-sex (androgen) hormones can produce excess growth of hair, male pattern hairline, stopping or disruption of menstruation, enlargement of the clitoris and conversion to a masculine body shape.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The presence or development of male secondary characteristics in a woman.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The manifestation of masculine traits in a woman due to elevated levels of androgen hormones. Androgens, typically associated with male biology, are produced in minor quantities by the adrenal glands and ovaries in females.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-7\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Elevated hormone levels lead to a range of transformations in women, such as hirsutism (abundant hair growth), male-pattern baldness, irregular or halted menstrual cycles, clitoral enlargement, reduction in typical hip fat deposits, growth of arm and shoulder muscles, and a deepening of the voice.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accentuation of masculine secondary sex characteristics, in women or boys, caused by overactivity of the adrenal cortex. 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