Validation of Newly Developed and Simplified Scoring Methods of Hirsuitism

A multiple linear regression model was used to evaluate body areas and their combinations to find which subset could serve as a best predictor of the full modified Ferriman Gallwey score. Among the selected five reliable areas namely upper lip, chin, chest, lower abdomen and thighs, combinations were obtained to further reduce the number of areas. A total score of seven in the upper lip, chin, lower abdomen and thigh is better area to evaluate hirsutism than using three areas upper lip, abdomen and thigh with the total score area of eight though reducing the scoring areas to three areas is less cumbersome. In this study we showed that the number of areas used for examination of hirsutism scoring is reduced to four areas, compliance of the patients will be good and this method can be applied for epidemiological studies.