For the following explanations for hirsutism, select the most likely cause.Can be associated with anovulation, obesity, and amenorrhea.: (A) drugs, (B) adrenal tumor, (C) polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD), (D) idiopathic hirsutism
Answer is C. The most severe form of PCOD, Stein-Leventhal syndrome, is associated with chronic anovulation, hirsutism, enlarged cystic ovaries, obesity, and amenorrhea. The spectrum of disease, however, is quite wide, and some patients have only mild hirsutism.