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Maternal serum androgens in pregnant women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: possible implications in prenatal androgenization
26 Sept 2002
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the peripheral serum androgen concentrations in normal and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women during pregnancy, in order to establish if PCOS may induce gestational hyperandrogenism and therefore constitute a potential source of androgen excess for the fetus. METHODS: Twenty pregnant PCOS (PPCOS) women and 26 normal pregnant (NP) women of similar age with...
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