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Hirsutism - Management
Ferriman-Gallwey scoring system
- The Ferriman–Gallwey scoring system has been designed to assess the severity of hirsutism.
- Each of the nine body areas most sensitive to androgen production is assigned a score from 0 (no hair) to 4 (heavy hair growth).
- The nine areas are: upper lip, chin, chest, upper back, lower back, upper abdomen, lower abdomen, the upper arms, and the thighs.
- The separate scores are added to provide a total score (0–36).
- A score of more than 15 is considered to indicate moderate or severe hirsutism.
[Martin et al, 2008]
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