A novel method to demonstrate that pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome hyper-expose their fetus to androgens as a possible stepping stone for the developmental theory of PCOS. A pilot study

Abstract Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), whose aetiology is unknown, is predominately a familial syndrome but confirmation of candidate genes has proved elusive. The developmental hypothesis for the origin of PCOS suggests that exposure of the fetus to excess androgens influences imprin...

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Main Authors: Roy Homburg (Author), Anil Gudi (Author), Amit Shah (Author), Alison M. Layton (Author)
Format: Book
Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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