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The different phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome: no advantages for identifying women with aggravated insulin resistance or impaired lipids.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Sept 2011
Cupisti S, Haeberle L, Schell C, Richter H, Schulze C, Hildebrandt T, Oppelt P G, Beckmann M W, Dittrich R, Mueller A
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BACKGROUND: According to the classification of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) published by the Androgen Excess Society (AES), 10 different phenotypes of the condition are possible. The question remains of whether using these phenotypes might enable us to identify women with impaired insulin resistance or an impaired lipid profile among patients with PCOS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective cohort analysis was...
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