A Case of Severe Hyperandrogenism, Acanthosis Nigricans, and Overt Diabetes: The Use of Non-Invasive Methods for Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and Management

    January 1996 in “ Gynecological endocrinology ”
    Dan Grisaru, Foad Azem, Meirav Oren … Joseph B. Lessing
    Studysummary This article describes a case of severe hyperandrogenism in a 35-year-old woman where high-resolution imaging ruled out tumors, and treatment with cyproterone acetate normalized testosterone levels.
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    1. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Clinical and Biochemical Features New England journal of medicine/˜The œNew England journal of medicine · 1995
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