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Insulin resistance and endocrine-metabolic abnormalities in polycystic ovarian syndrome: Comparison between obese and non-obese PCOS patients

Parvin Layegh, Zohreh Mousavi, Donya Farrokh Tehrani, Seyed Mohammad Reza Parizadeh, Mohammad Khajedaluee

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM) · 2016 · 30 citations · 35 references

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Our study showed that metabolic abnormalities are more prevalent in obese PCOS women, but adrenal axis activity that is reflected in higher levels of DHEAS was more commonly pronounced in our non-obese PCOS patients.

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