The prevalence of hirsutism in Iraqi females.

A random total of 325 females was collected and studied for the presence of hirsutism. Ages ranged from 16 to 45 years with a mean 27.2 +/- 7.4 SD. According to the Mcknight method [2], 59% of females had hirsutism in different areas, single or in combination and most, according to the Ferriman-Gallwey [4], scoring system were 20 to 34 years of age. The incidence of associated diseases such as melasma, acne vulgaris, and female pattern alopecia were not much different in the total females and in the hirsute group studied.