Recurrent androgenicity in pregnancy: a case report and literature review

Obstet Gynecol. 1987 Sep;70(3 Pt 2):462-6.

Abstract

A case of recurrent androgenicity associated with pregnancy is described. The patient is a 32-year-old black woman with hirsutism and irregular menses who developed elevated androgen levels in the male range during a pregnancy, with remission after delivery. A recurrence of the elevated androgen levels was noted during a subsequent pregnancy, again with remission after a termination. We have analyzed the possible etiologic mechanisms underlying this condition and reviewed the literature of similar cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Androstenedione / blood*
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin
  • Female
  • Hirsutism / etiology
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / etiology*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
  • Recurrence
  • Testosterone / blood*
  • Thecoma / complications
  • Virilism / etiology*

Substances

  • Chorionic Gonadotropin
  • Testosterone
  • Androstenedione