High levels of male hormones called androgens and hirsutism are common in women who have:
- Polycystic ovary syndrome , which causes small cysts, or fluid-filled sacs, to form on your ovaries.
- Cushing's syndrome, which you get when you have high levels of the stress hormone cortisol for long periods of time.
- Tumors in your adrenal glands (which make hormones like cortisol) or your ovaries.