Hirsutism

Hirsutism, or hyperandrogenism, is a condition of excessive male-pattern hair growth in women, manifested not only by the growth of mustaches, beards and other hair on the face, but also on the body, including the chest, abdomen, back and legs.

The term "hirsutism" was proposed by the British physician and writer William Brodie in 1790. Subsequently, the term “hirsutis” was used by many authors to denote this condition. However, it became a full-fledged generally accepted term in 1899, when it was used in Norway by Oslo doctor, naturalist and teacher Oskar Gerda Lange. According to the scientist, all people should have “complete anarchy and freedom to grow hair of any color and shape and form on their skin.” His demand was shared by other Norwegian scientists, as well as some other doctors. In Germany, the term was first used by Lange's colleague, professor of zoology and physiology at the University of Giessen in Berlin, Otto Gaske, in 1902. Over time, the term has become widespread and recognized in many countries around the world. At different times it was used by German scientists Paul Esiore, Currillius, Dr. John Beade, British gynecologist Thomas Wyatt, Australian doctors and scientists W.E. Lavengerg (W.E. Lavengerg), W.F. Hardy and B.M. Coult (W.F. Hardie, B.M. Coles), German gynecologist Otmar Smith. In the Russian Empire, the spelling became popular - hermatite. In the 20th century it was used by Professor K.E. Krestian (K.E. Christian), in modern Russia the term is used by O.E. Alekseeva (Family Planning and Reproduction Center, St. Petersburg). The most successful term is considered to be by the English scientist and historian Edmund Hilton, which has become entrenched in the scientific lexicon of most European countries. The term itself was proposed by the American physician Thomas Rogers and the German physician Joseph Seiler in 1688 in a message published in the printed publication of the German Society of Physicians in Zurich, Atlas Chirurg