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Insulin resistance and endocrine characteristics of the different phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome: a prospective study.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Feb 2012
Panidis Dimitrios, Tziomalos Konstantinos, Misichronis Georgios, Papadakis Efstathios, Betsas George, Katsikis Ilias, Macut Djuro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by oligo- or anovulation (ANOV), biochemical or clinical manifestations of hyperandrogenemia (HA) and PCOs. Four phenotypes of PCOS exist [phenotype 1 (ANOV + HA + PCO), phenotype 2 (ANOV + HA), phenotype 3 (HA + PCO) and phenotype 4 (ANOV + PCO)] but the differences between them are not well studied. We compared markers of...
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