Secondary Amenorrhea, Infertility and Hirsutism

Abstract

When a woman stops menstruating, becomes infertile, and grows unsightly body or facial hair, she probably has an adrenal or ovarian lesion. These two types of neoplasms can cause similar signs and symptoms, as shown by the case report of an arrhenoblastoma presented here. Special studies will differentiate an adrenal from an ovarian source, but diagnosis can be made only at laparotomy.