Author(s)

Waibode Peter Alabrah¹, Mieebi Martins Wankasi², Jackson Borobuebi Okutu², Eni-yimini Solomon Agoro^3*

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Nigeria.
²Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Nigeria.
³Directorate of Research and Quality Assurance, Federal University Otuoke, Otuoke, Nigeria.

Hirsutism is an endocrine disorder where women develop excess growth of terminal hairs in a male pattern. This study evaluated the concentrations of cholesterol, glucose and testosterone in bearded women in the Amassoma metropolis of Bayelsa state. In a view to determining whether hirsutism has an effect/relationship with the biochemical parameters estimated, a total of 50 bearded and 50 non-bearded women were recruited for this study. Based on a cross-sectional study, group A and B were appropriately matched for age and BMI. The concentrations of the biochemical parameters were measured using WHO-approved method. Bearded females had significantly higher (p ≤ 0.05) cholesterol concentration (4.41 ± 1.09 mmol/L) when compared with the non-bearded (control) women. Furthermore, the mean concentrations of testosterone and glucose were higher in the bearded female group when compared with the non-bearded. The study established that women with hirsutism have associated hypertestosteronemia, hypercholesterolemia and hyperglycemia.

Endocrine, Hirsute, Testosterone, Cholesterol

Alabrah, W. , Wankasi, M. , Okutu, J. and Agoro, E. (2022) Evaluation of Serum Testosterone, Cholesterol and Plasma Glucose Concentrations in Hirsute Women in Bayelsa State. Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, 12, 83-90. doi: 10.4236/ojemd.2022.123006.