Hyperandrogenemia in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Association with Body Mass Index

    January 2017 in “ Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation ”
    Eleni Alexiou, Erifili Hatziagelaki, Vasilios Pergialiotis … Eftihios Trakakis
    Studysummary This study found a high prevalence of hyperandrogenemia in women with PCOS, with distinct biochemical differences according to BMI and presence of hyperandrogenemia.
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