Are There Any Sensitive and Specific Sex Steroid Markers for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?
Author(s) -
Elisabet StenerVictorin,
Göran Holm,
Fernand Labrie,
Lars Nilsson,
Per Olof Janson,
Claes Ohlsson
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2009-1908
Subject(s) - estrone , polycystic ovary , endocrinology , medicine , testosterone (patch) , androgen , androgen excess , sex hormone binding globulin , context (archaeology) , hyperandrogenism , sex steroid , endocrine system , hormone , steroid , biology , obesity , insulin resistance , paleontology
Despite the high prevalence of hyperandrogenemia, the principal biochemical abnormality in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a definitive endocrine marker for PCOS has so far not been identified.
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