Hyperandrogenemia predicts metabolic phenotype in polycystic ovary syndrome: the utility of serum androstenedione.

CONTEXT: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a triad of anovulation, insulin resistance, and hyperandrogenism. Androgen excess may correlate with metabolic risk and PCOS consensus criteria define androgen excess on the basis of serum T. Here we studied the utility of the androgen precursor serum and...

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Main Authors: O'Reilly, M, Taylor, A, Crabtree, N, Hughes, B, Capper, F, Crowley, R, Stewart, P, Tomlinson, J, Arlt, W
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Endocrine Society 2014