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ey0021.14-12 | Risk and Outcome | ESPEYB21

14.12. Discriminatory value of steroid hormones on polycystic ovary syndrome and clustering of hyperandrogenism and metabolic factors

Wang Zheng , Van Faassen Martijn , Groen Henk , Cantineau Astrid E.P. , Van Oers Anne , Van der Veen Anna , Hawley James M. , Keevil Brian G. , Kema Ido P. , Hoek Annemieke

Brief Summary:This study tested the discriminatory role of 11-oxygenated androgens to diagnose PCOS in women with obesity, and with ( n =132) or without ( n =83) PCOS. No discriminatory role was found. Instead, insulin resistance, blood pressure, obesity and androgens were the principal components characterizing obese PCOS, while no major characteristic finding defined obese non-PCOS women.Numerous studies have addressed the mechanism o...

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14.12. Discriminatory value of steroid hormones on polycystic ovary syndrome and clustering of hyperandrogenism and metabolic factors

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