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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2013

A 30-year-old female exhibits signs of virilism (growth of body hair, balding temples, menstrual disorders). This condition can be caused by the overproduction of the following hormone:

Answer options

  1. Oxytocin
  2. Oestriol
  3. Testosterone
  4. Prolactin
  5. Relaxin
Correct answer

Testosterone

Explanation

The female is beginning to exhibit the features of a man which can only be caused by the overproduction of Testosterone.

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