Relationship Between Steroid Hormones and Metabolic Profile in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    March 2019 in “ Physiological Research ”
    Ivica Lazúrová, Zora Lazúrová, Jana Figurová … Mária Mareková
    Studysummary This study found that among women with polycystic ovary syndrome, higher levels of the hormones estrone and free testosterone were associated with an increased cardiometabolic risk, especially in those who were overweight or obese.
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