The Pathogenesis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): The Hypothesis of PCOS as Functional Ovarian Hyperandrogenism Revisited

Endocrine Reviews - Tập 37 Số 5 - Trang 467-520 - 2016
Robert L. Rosenfield1, Kieren J. Mather1
1Section of Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60637

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