The Correlation Between Thyroid Hormones, Reproductive Hormones, Body Mass Index (BMI) and Hirsutism in Iraqi Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

August 2013 in “ Maǧallaẗ ǧāmiʻaẗ al-anbār li-l-ʻulūm al-ṣirfaẗ ”

Abdul Hussein MoyetAlFaisal, Mahdi Saber Al-Deresawi

TLDR Thyroid and reproductive hormones, BMI, and excess hair are linked in Iraqi women with PCOS.

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