Clinical Case Seminar: Postmenopausal Androgen Excess - Challenges in Diagnostic Work-Up and Management of Ovarian Thecosis

    October 2017 in “ Clinical Endocrinology ”
    Yaasir Mamoojee, Murali Ganguri, Norman Burke Taylor, Richard Quinton
    Studysummary This article reviews existing knowledge on postmenopausal hyperandrogenism and highlights diagnostic challenges, reporting no new clinical results.
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