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Can the source of hyperandrogenism in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome predict metabolic phenotype?
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Nov 2017
Al Nofal Alaa, Viers Lyndsay D, Javed Asma
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we demonstrated an association between adrenal hyperandrogenism, as determined by dehydroepiandrostenedione-to-free testosterone (DHEA-S/FT) ratio, and metabolic phenotype in obese and lean adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We compared 64 overweight/obese adolescents with PCOS (PCOS-O) with 18 lean (PCOS-L) adolescents. We analyzed the association between DHEA-S/FT ratios and...
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