Prevalence of Functional Disorders of Androgen Excess in Unselected Premenopausal Women: A Study in Blood Donors

    February 2012 in “ Human Reproduction ”
    Raul Sanchón, Alessandra Gambineri, Macarena Alpañés … Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale
    Studysummary This study found a high prevalence of clinical signs and functional disorders of androgen excess in premenopausal women, with idiopathic hyperandrogenism and idiopathic hirsutism rates similar to PCOS.
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