A 41-year-old woman presented at an endocrinology-gynecology clinic. Seven years previously she had tbeen investigated at another hospital for primary infertility of 5 years standing, associated ...

Hyperandrogenism is the key pathologic feature of polycystic ovary syndrome, but diagnostic assessment of androgen excess in women is problematic, and the biochemical assays in routine clinical ...

A study, published in Medical Clinics of North America, states that 65-75 percent women have hyperandrogenism, with hirsutism ...

Patients (women diagnosed with PCOS) were subdivided into three groups according to whether they had biochemical or clinical hyperandrogenism, or no evidence of hyperandrogenism. Patients with ...

Menstrual irregularities are seen in 21% of females, one year post menarche. Irregularities are associated with abnormalities in sex steroid levels, hyperandrogenism, supporting a likely diagnosis ...

Approximately 6% to 20% of women worldwide develop PCOS. This endocrine disorder is characterized by hyperandrogenism, polycystic ovaries (PCO), and ovulatory dysfunction (OD, oligo-ovulation ...

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2007;3(11):778-783. Clinical features initially attributed to PCOS Hirsutism, subfertility, greasy skin and acne Hirsutism, secondary amenorrhea, weight gain ...