Open AccessContribuição do hiperandrogenismo para o desenvolvimento de síndrome metabólica em mulheres obesas com síndrome dos ovários policísticos
Author(s) -
Marta Francis Benevides Rehme,
Ana Gabriela Pontes,
José Eduardo Corrente,
J.G. Franco,
Anaglória Pontes
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetrícia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.413
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1806-9339
pISSN - 0100-7203
DOI - 10.1590/s0100-72032013001200006
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperandrogenism , polycystic ovary , dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate , insulin resistance , endocrinology , metabolic syndrome , hirsutism , testosterone (patch) , body mass index , waist , obesity , insulin , androgen , hormone
To assess the contribution of hyperandrogenism to the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).