These tables also summarize how each of these activities engages students in Scientific Practices and provides the opportunity to discuss Crosscutting Concepts. The Teacher Notes for each activity provide additional information concerning alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards.
When it comes to facial hair, women with PCOS-linked hirsutism often have hair in the mustache and beard areas that become heavier and darker. Women with hirsutism can also have masculine hair on the arms and legs, as well as hair on the abdomen, chest, or back, together with extra growth in the pubic area.
Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common cause of facial hair in women. It is a disorder (metabolic and hormonal) that causes excessive hair growth in women, weight gain, fertility problems and even acne and an estimated 60 percent of the patients with this syndrome experience an increase in facial hair. Fortunately polycystic ovary syndrome can be successfully treated with medications.