%0 Journal Article %T Hirsutismo: Un problema est¨¦tico en Adolescentes %A Pe£¿a Ir¨²n %A ¨¢lvaro %A Gonz¨¢lez Santamar¨ªa %A Ana %A Cavadas L¨®pez %A Ana %A Garc¨ªa Espinosa %A Rafael %J Revista Cl¨ªnica de Medicina de Familia %D 2012 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.4321/S1699-695X2012000100014 %X hirsutism has a prevalence of 8% in women of reproductive age, with significant esthetic repercussions in some cases. history and physical examination are of vital importance in the diagnostic work-up of these patients. our challenge, in addition to identifying those cases with serious underlying disease, is to provide the most effective treatment possible to prevent psychological problems. %K polycistic ovary syndrome %K hirsutism %K hyperandrogenism. %U http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1699-695X2012000100014&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en