6(ii)
A 17-year-old girl was having irregular menstrual cycle. Her mother took her to their family physician. She was diagnosed with adrenal virilism. Study the picture given below and answer the following question:
(a) Hypersecretion of which hormone results in Adrenal Virilism in human females?
(b) Mention one symptom of this disorder.
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(a) Hypersecretion of androgens from the adrenal cortex results in adrenal virilism in human females.
(b) One symptom of this disorder is excessive growth of facial and body hair.