Androgen Profile Through Life in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Nordic Multicenter Collaboration Study

    July 2015 in “ The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism ”
    Pekka Pinola, Terhi Piltonen, Johanna Puurunen … Laure Morin-Papunen
    Studysummary This study found that women with PCOS have elevated serum androgen levels throughout adulthood, with these levels decreasing and variations increasing as they approach menopause.
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    1. Age-Related Differences in the Reproductive and Metabolic Implications of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Findings in an Obese, United States Population Gynecological Endocrinology · 2012
    2. Relative Prevalence of Different Androgen Excess Disorders in 950 Women Referred Because of Clinical Hyperandrogenism The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2006
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