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?

Answer options

1. Prolactin
2. Relaxin
3. Estriol
4. Testosterone
5. Oxytocin

Explanation

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?Women with virilization often have an imbalance in sex hormones, such as estrogen and male sex hormones, or androgens, like testosterone. Overproduction of androgens can cause virilization. Androgens are primarily produced by the adrenal glands, which are present in both females and males, and the testicles.