Excessive androgen exposure in female-to-male transsexual persons of reproductive age induces hyperplasia of the ovarian cortex and stroma but not polycystic ovary morphology | Zendy

Keiko Ikeda | Zendy; Tsuyoshi Baba | Zendy; Hiroki Noguchi | Zendy; Kazuki Nagasawa | Zendy; Toshiaki Endo | Zendy; Tamotsu Kiya | Zendy; Tsuyoshi Saito | Zendy

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Excessive androgen exposure in female-to-male transsexual persons of reproductive age induces hyperplasia of the ovarian cortex and stroma but not polycystic ovary morphology

Author(s) -

Keiko Ikeda,

Tsuyoshi Baba,

Hiroki Noguchi,

Kazuki Nagasawa,

Toshiaki Endo,

Tamotsu Kiya,

Tsuyoshi Saito

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/des385

Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , ovarian cortex , ovary , androgen , testosterone (patch) , endocrinology , medicine , stromal cell , biology , follicular phase , stroma , hyperplasia , hormone , immunohistochemistry , insulin , ovarian tissue , insulin resistance

Does administration of androgen to female-to-male transsexual persons (FTMs) of reproductive age induce polycystic ovary (PCO) morphology?

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