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The Ontogeny of Distinct Reproductive Phenotypes in Girls at Risk for PCOS During the Postmenarchal Transition.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 21 Jan 2026
Torchen Laura C, Aekka Apoorva, Brewer Kelly, Sisk Ryan, Ratnam Sarayu, Vendrami Camila, Miller Frank H, Dunaif Andrea
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CONTEXT: Daughters of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS-d) and girls with overweight/obesity (OW-g) have hyperandrogenemia (HA) beginning in childhood. However, other features of their early reproductive phenotypes differ, suggesting that there are distinct mechanisms conferring increased risk for PCOS. OBJECTIVE: We performed a cross-sectional study of adolescent girls during the early postmenarchal...
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