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Si los ovarios producen demasiados andrógenos (hormonas como la testosterona), una mujer puede desarrollar características masculinas. Este desequilibrio ovárico puede ser causado por tumores en los ovarios o en las glándulas suprarrenales, o por el síndrome de ovarios poliquísticos. El hiperandrogenismo puede abarcar crecimiento del vello corporal y facial en exceso, acné, amenorrea (ausencia del período menstrual) y cambios en la forma del cuerpo. La virilización puede ocurrir con tumores ováricos y suprarrenales e incluye engrosamiento de la voz, calvicie de patrón masculino y aumento de la masa muscular.
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