Laser treatment improves quality of life of hirsute females

Loo, Wei Jing; Lanigan, Sean W.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2230.2002.01071.x

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“…In the present study, women with major levels of hair growth (F-G ≥15) scored significantly higher both on item and dimension levels compared to women with minor (F-G ≤14) levels of hair growth. The mean value for DLQI was high (DLQI = 11.8) which is similar to what has been found in previous studies evaluating quality of life in women with hirsutism [14,29,30] and in parity with other severe forms of skin diseases, for example psoriasis, or atopic dermatitis [19,31,32]. Jayaprakasam et al [30] on the other hand found only one skin disease that had a worse DLQI score than hirsutism, when comparing QoL in dermatological outpatients with 25 different skin diseases.…”

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“…There are studies demonstrating a positive effect on quality of life after laser treatment [14,29]; however, the effect was temporary and the DLQI increased with returning facial hair [14]. …”

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“…A qualitative study has shown that body experience for women with hirsutism seems to be very negatively and thoroughly affected by excessive hair growth and can also be a life sorrow [8]. We have only found a few studies addressing the influence of hirsutism on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) [2,7,12,13,14], and none focusing on the impact of the level of hair growth on different aspects of HRQoL, anxiety and depression.…”

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Health-Related Quality of Life, Depression and Anxiety Correlate with the Degree of Hirsutism

Ekbäck

Lindberg²,

Benzein³

et al. 2013

Dermatology

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Background: Hirsutism has a negative impact on women's quality of life. The relation between quality of life, anxiety, depression and the level of hairiness has not been described. Aims: To investigate the correlations between the levels of hairiness, quality of life, anxiety and depression. Methods: 200 patients from Malmö, Örebro and Uppsala, who had been in contact with the clinics for problems with excessive hair growth, were invited to answer a self-administered questionnaire including sociodemographic questions, EQ-5D index score, Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Ferriman-Gallwey scale (F-G); of these, 127 women participated in the study. Results: The mean values were: EQ-5D index 0.73 (SD = 0.27), EQ visual analogue scale 61.0 (SD = 22.6), HADS-anxiety 9.5 ± 5.3 and HADS-depression 6.5 ± 4.6. The mean DLQI was 11.8 ± 8.4, indicating a very large effect on patients' lives. All were significantly correlated with the amount of hairiness. Conclusions: Higher levels of hair growth were significantly correlated with a lower level of quality of life and symptoms of both anxiety and depression.

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Health-Related Quality of Life, Depression and Anxiety Correlate with the Degree of Hirsutism

Ekbäck

Lindberg²,

Benzein³

et al. 2013

Dermatology

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“…Hirsute women have been found to experience a greater degree of psychiatric disturbance compared to the general population [12] and higher levels of anxiety [13] together with psychotic symptoms and interpersonal fears in relation to nonhirsute controls [14]. A compromised quality of life has also been reported comparable to that experienced by patients with skin disorders such as eczema and psoriasis [15,16]. Qualitative research has found that women with hirsutism and polycystic ovary syndrome report feeling babnormal,Q bunfeminine,Q and bfreakishQ [17,18].…”

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Women living with facial hair: the psychological and behavioral burden

Lipton

Sherr

Elford

et al. 2006

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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“…Mean DLQI of our study was 6.67±4.57 which was lesser than mean scores of the study by Baig et al and Loo et al where it was 17.9±5.71 and 12.8±8.5 respectively. 4,10 So, on the average patient's life in our study was moderately affected.…”

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The effect of hirsutism on the quality of life of Indian women

Kiran

Gupta

2018

Int J Res Dermatol

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INTRODUCTIONHirsutism is defined as excessive male pattern hair growth in a female. 1 The prevalence of hirsutism is 10% in women of child bearing age and is influenced by genetic and racial factors.2 It is cosmetically concerning for women and can affect the self-esteem significantly. 3Women with hirsutism have social phobia, insecurity about interpersonal relationships, shattered confidence and profound psychological sequlae. 4 Quality of life is defined as "the individuals" perceptions of their position in life in the context of culture and value systems in which they live, and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards, and concerns.3 Several indices are available in the form questionnaires to measure the effect of diseases on the quality of life. One such questionnaire is Dermatology life quality index (DLQI), which is valid, simple and practical and is designed to measure the extent of disability caused by various skin diseases. 4ABSTRACT Background: Quality of life is an individual perception of physical, psychological and social functioning. Hirsutism is excess male pattern hair growth in females. In women, hirsutism causes significant psychological and social problems. It impacts quality of life negatively. So, this study was undertaken to determine the quality of life of women with hirsutism using dermatology life quality index (DLQI). Methods: Hirsutism was assessed quantitatively by Ferriman-Gallwey score (F-G score) and qualitatively by selfadministered questionnaires of DLQI. Other parameters such as age, occupation, co-morbidities, socio-economic status, marriage status, religion, educational status were assessed. Results: DLQI of 100 hirsute women, 12% had no effect, 34% had small effect, moderate effect in 37%, had very large effect in 17% and no patients had extremely large affect. Daily activity had highest mean DLQI followed by symptoms and feelings. The mean DLQI score of 100 hirsute women was 6.67±4.57. Mean DLQI score of hirsute women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) was 9.96±5.62 which was greater than the patients without PCOS and it was statistically significant (p=0.03). DLQI score was not affected by severity of hirsutism, age, occupation, socio-economic status, marriage status, religion and educational status. Conclusions: Hirsutism had a moderate effect on the quality of life of Indian women. Impairment of quality of life was greater with the presence of PCOS. Daily activity of the Indian women was affected the most due to the presence of hirsutism.

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Laser treatment improves quality of life of hirsute females

Cited by 44 publications

References 9 publications

Health-Related Quality of Life, Depression and Anxiety Correlate with the Degree of Hirsutism

Health-Related Quality of Life, Depression and Anxiety Correlate with the Degree of Hirsutism

Women living with facial hair: the psychological and behavioral burden

The effect of hirsutism on the quality of life of Indian women

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