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ANSWER from experts
The Ferriman Gallwey scoring system (Ferriman DM, Gallwey JD.,1961) is used to score the degree of excess body hair (hirsutism) by doctors.
It is very easy to use Ferriman-Gallwey hirsure score by using the picture (see below).
The scorecard of every body location under survey begins from 0 (no excessive terminal hair growth) to 4 (extensive terminal hair growth) and the numbers are added up to a maximum count of 36. It is pretty easy evaluate the hirsutism with objective scores.
If you would like to check your Ferriman-Gallwey hirsute score, do the following:
1. Look at the picture and select your hair grow distribution in all intoduced 9 body parts;
2. Select the adequate score from selected picture;
3. Write hirsutism score of each line (lips, chin, breasts, abdomen, pubic area, hands, legs and back). The arithmetical sum of hirsutism in all evaluated parts will be your Ferriman-Gallwey Hirsute Score.
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