Open AccessCortisol Production Rate Is Similarly Elevated in Obese Women with or without the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Author(s) -
Ferdinand Roelfsema,
Petra Kok,
Alberto M. Pereira,
Hanno Pijl
Publication year - 2010
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.2009-2701
Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , endocrinology , medicine , context (archaeology) , obesity , excretion , urinary system , ovary , insulin resistance , biology , paleontology
The pituitary-adrenal axis in obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is marked by increased urinary excretion of cortisol and its metabolites. It is not as yet clear whether the increased cortisol production in PCOS is related to obesity per se.
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