These Women Need Blood Checked for Elevated Testosterone

Updated guidelines for those with excess hair were just published online by the Androgen Excess and PCOS Society.

1. All women with excess hair or hirsutism should have blood level testing for testosterone and free testosterone

2. Womens with PCOS are more at risk for emotional eating (EE) binge eating disorder (BED) and its extreme form, addictive eating, as well as night eating syndrome (NES). 

3. Those with clitoral enlargement.

4. All women with signs of elevated male hormones should have testing for 17-hydroxprogesterone, testing at the appropriate time of the day and the appropriate time of the cycle is important as well

6. Even if blood testing doesn’t indicate you have abnormal levels, the new society guidelines suggest treatment, for this you have to see your gyno and discuss

6. Once your hormones are in balance you can address concerns like excess hair or unwanted hair. Lifestyle changes have positive effects on the hirsutism, improving all aspects of the hormone disorders that cause this