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Influence of oral contraceptive pills on phenotype expression in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Reproductive biomedicine online - 1 Dec 2005
Mulders Annemarie G M, ten Kate-Booij Marianne, Pal Richard, De Kruif Marjolijn, Nekrui Lizka, Oostra Ben A, Fauser Bart C J M, Laven Joop S E
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by a heterogeneous phenotype including chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovaries. The use of oral contraceptive pills (OCP) alters features characteristic for the syndrome. In the present study, PCOS features were compared between women using or not using OCP at the time of the study. One hundred and one women diagnosed with normogonadotrophic...
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