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Hormonal abnormalities in first-degree relatives of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Agnieszka Lenarcik, Bożena Bidzińska−Speichert, Urszula Tworowska-Bardzińska, Katarzyna Krępuła

PubMed · 2011 · 22 citations · 14 references

Abstract

Siblings of women with PCOS are predisposed to hormonal abnormalities typical of PCOS. The symptom of premature balding under the age of 30 in brothers of women with PCOS should not be considered as a male PCOS equivalent.

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