Virilization
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What is virilization?
Virilization is when a female develops masculine characteristics or when a newborn boy has increased male characteristics at birth. Some symptoms include excess facial and body hair, baldness, acne, voice changes, increased muscularity, and clitoral enlargement.
Common symptoms reported by people with virilization
Treatments taken by people for virilization
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Compare treatments taken by people with virilization
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Who has virilization on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 4 say virilization is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 0 | |
| 40s | 0 | |
| 50s | 1 | |
| 60s | 1 | |
| 70+ | 2 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 1 | |
| 20-29 years | 0 | |
| 30-39 years | 0 | |
| 40-49 years | 0 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 2 | |
| Female | 4 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 1 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 2 |
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