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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Biomarkers: Polycystic ovary syndrome: steroid assessment for diagnosis |
Author: | Hickey, T. Norman, R. |
Citation: | Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2010; 6(6):305-307 |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
ISSN: | 1759-5029 1759-5037 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Theresa E. Hickey and Robert J. Norman |
Abstract: | 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 practice are largely considered uninformative. is it time to add new diagnostic modalities to the clinical toolbox and perhaps measure levels of estrogen instead? |
Keywords: | Humans Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Androgens Estrogens Female Biomarkers |
Rights: | © 2010 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved |
DOI: | 10.1038/nrendo.2010.68 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Obstetrics and Gynaecology publications |
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