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.
How do members experience virilization?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with virilization*
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Fatigue
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Pain
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Nothing reported yet
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Anxious mood
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Depressed mood
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Stress
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Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Top treatments taken by people for virilization*
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Who has virilization on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 3 | |
| 40s | 2 | |
| 50s | 1 | |
| 60s | 3 | |
| 70+ | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 3 | |
| Female | 4 |
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