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A cutoff value of 16 nmol\/liter for maximum ACTH-stimulated 17OHP (M17OHP) responses was defined as the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval (CI) for the 97.5 percentile in 42 female controls. All patients were offered total screening of the CYP21 gene, and 252 healthy, premenopausal women with regular menses underwent genetic screening.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results: Patients were divided into idiopathic hirsutism (IH) (n = 180) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (n = 157) groups. M17OHP levels were significantly higher in IH [geometric mean value (nmol\/liter \u00b1 2 sd) 12.2 (4.6\u201332.3)] and PCOS [11.9 (5.3\u201327.2)] compared with controls [8.5 (5.1\u201314.2)] (P &amp;lt; 0.001). A similar percentage of IH and PCOS patients had elevated M17OHP (20.5 vs. 20.8%, not significant), and these also had significantly higher 30-min cortisol levels compared with controls (P &amp;lt; 0.05). The prevalence of CYP21 mutations in patients was 8.6% compared with 6.3% in controls (P = 0.38). Ten of 19 carriers had M17OHP levels below the cutoff limit.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Conclusion: The significantly higher ACTH-stimulated levels of cortisol and 17OHP in hirsute patients indicated adrenal hyperresponsiveness in IH and PCOS. 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