KROK 1 2017 – Question 168 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 30-year-old woman developed the signs of virilism (body hair growth, balding temples, disturbed menstrual cycle). What hormone can cause this condition when hyperproduced?
- A. Prolactin
- B. Relaxin
- C. Testosterone
- D. Estriol
- E. Oxytocin
Hint
Think about which class of sex steroid drives male-pattern body hair and temporal balding, and what its excess in a woman does to the menstrual cycle.
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