Elevated Serum Androstenedione Is Associated With a More Severe Phenotype in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    April 2014 in “ Hormones ”
    Neoklis A. Georgopoulos, Efstathios Papadakis, Anastasia Armeni … Dimitrios Panidis
    Studysummary This study found that increased serum A4A levels were associated with more severe polycystic ovary syndrome phenotypes and could be a useful marker for biochemical hyperandrogenemia.
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