What to do if female testosterone is too high

Many of us have a misunderstanding that only men have testosterone. In fact, testosterone is not exclusive to men, and normal women also secrete it. Sometimes women secrete too much male hormone, which causes a lot of trouble for women, such as excessive body hair caused by high male hormones.

When the secretion of estrogen is insufficient during adolescence, women will develop male secondary sexual characteristics due to the increase in androgen content, and grow fine sweat hair, so girls will also grow "beards". Insufficient estrogen secretion may be caused by stress or temporary endocrine disorders caused by menstruation. The causes of excessive androgen in the body include adrenal cortex diseases, ovarian diseases, constitutional hirsutism, mental factors, and drug effects, among which adrenal cortex diseases are the most common. If women suffer from adrenal syndrome, Cushing's syndrome, adrenal or pituitary tumors and other diseases, they will produce too much androgen, which often stimulates excessive growth of body hair, including beards.

Hyperandrogenism is a condition in which the androgen content is too high and the activity is too strong. Typical symptoms include hirsutism, menstrual disorders and infertility. A small number of women with hyperandrogenism have special reasons, such as adrenal and ovarian tumors, adrenal cortical hyperplasia, Cushing's syndrome, hyperprolactinemia or drugs. The main treatments for hyperandrogenism are drugs and surgery. (1) Drug treatment: The purpose is to inhibit androgen production or anti-androgen, control weight and remove hirsutism. (2) Surgical treatment: When drug treatment is ineffective and there is no desire to have children again, patients with excessive ovarian androgen can undergo bilateral oophorectomy. Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome who wish to have children can undergo laparoscopic electrocautery and laser removal of polycystic ovaries to reduce androgen content and promote ovulation.

Excessive levels of male hormones will inevitably cause a lot of trouble for women, but if we get proper treatment, we can still regulate the secretion of male hormones in our bodies, so don’t worry too much about this.