Association between Lipid Accumulation Product and Hirsutism in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Association between Lipid Accumulation Product and Hirsutism in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Objective Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine metabolic disorder in women between menarche and menopause. Clinical hyperandrogenism is the most important diagnostic criterion of the syndrome, which manifests as hirsutism in 70% of cases. Hirsute carriers of PCOS have high...

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Main Authors: Flávia Ribeiro de Oliveira, Mariana Bicalho Rezende, Nícolas Figueiredo Faria, Tomás Ribeiro Gonçalves Dias, Walter Carlos Santos de Oliveira, Ana Luiza Lunardi Rocha, Ana Lúcia Cândido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia 2016-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
Subjects:
polycystic ovary syndrome
hirsutism
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
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