Sidonia and Nicu de Barcsy: a famous mother with post-partum hirsutism after giving birth to a famous son with idiopathic short stature.

Hirsutism occurring directly postpartum can have several causes. Patients with isolated growth hormone deficiency can live a long life without the substitution of growth hormone. Coincidence does not necessarily imply correlation. In the past, patients with endocrine disorders like severe hirsutism or small stature were employed at circuses and fairs to entertain the audience as curiosities.