The reproductive phenotype in polycystic ovary syndrome.

doi:10.1038/ncpendmet0637

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The reproductive phenotype in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Nature clinical practice. Endocrinology & metabolism - 1 Oct 2007

Chang R Jeffrey

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The symptoms of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) include hirsutism and irregular menstrual bleeding due to ovarian androgen excess and chronic anovulation. Typically, these features emerge late in puberty or shortly thereafter. The proposed mechanism(s) responsible for increased ovarian androgen production include heightened theca cell responsiveness to gonadotropin stimulation, increased pituitary...

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PMID: 17893687
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0637

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