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Serum androgen concentrations are high in females with PCOS

Serum androgen concentrations are high in females with PCOS
Mean serum concentrations of testosterone (pg/mL), androstenedione (pg/mL), and DHEAS (mcg/mL) in 10 females without PCOS between days 2 to 4 of their menstrual cycle and 19 females with PCOS. The mean serum concentration of each androgen was high in the females with PCOS, but there was substantial overlap between the 2 groups and many females with PCOS had normal values for 1 or more androgens.
DHEAS: dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; PCOS: polycystic ovary syndrome.
Data from: DeVane GW, Czekala NM, Judd HL, Yen SS. Circulating gonadotropins, estrogens, and androgens in polycystic ovarian disease. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1975; 121:496.
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