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Elevated serum androstenedione is associated with a more severe phenotype in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Hormones (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jan 2000
Georgopoulos Neoklis A, Papadakis Efstathios, Armeni Anastasia K, Katsikis Ilias, Roupas Nikolaos D, Panidis Dimitrios
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of elevated serum Δ4A levels on the hormonal and metabolic features of the different phenotypes of PCOS. DESIGN: 1276 women with PCOS according to the Rotterdam criteria were included, in whom serum hormonal levels were determined. RESULTS: In PCOS women as a whole, as well as in patients presenting clinical and/or biochemical hyperandrogenemia (phenotypes I and II), Δ4A levels...
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