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T P Parikh
Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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B Stolze
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Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Y Ozarda
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Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
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J Jonklaas
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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology/National Health Laboratory Service Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa
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M Hill
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Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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A DeCherney
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Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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S J Soldin
S J Soldin
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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-hydroxyprogesterone, DHEA and progesterone. Inter-laboratory quality and accuracy of sample analysis was assessed prior to the study with the Mayo Clinic (NMS Labs, Rochester, MN) and Children’s National Medical Center (Washington, DC). Statistical analysis
Katarzyna Wyskida
Katarzyna Wyskida
Health Promotion and Obesity Management Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty of Silesia in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Grzegorz Franik
Grzegorz Franik
Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, Medical Faculty of Silesia in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Tomasz Wikarek
Tomasz Wikarek
Department of Gynecology, Medical Faculty of Silesia in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Aleksander Owczarek
Aleksander Owczarek
Department of Statistics, School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Alham Delroba
Alham Delroba
Health Promotion and Obesity Management Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty of Silesia in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Jerzy Chudek
Jerzy Chudek
Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty of Silesia in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Jerzy Sikora
Jerzy Sikora
Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz
Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz
Health Promotion and Obesity Management Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty of Silesia in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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samples were frozen and stored at −70°C. Laboratory procedures Serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin (PRL), estradiol (E 2 ), total testosterone, free testosterone, androstendione, DHEA-S and SHBG were
Sebastião Freitas de Medeiros
Sebastião Freitas de Medeiros
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical School, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Tropical Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Tropical Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Márcia Marly Winck Yamamoto
Márcia Marly Winck Yamamoto
Tropical Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Matheus Antônio Souto de Medeiros
Matheus Antônio Souto de Medeiros
Tropical Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Bruna Barcelo Barbosa
Bruna Barcelo Barbosa
Tropical Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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José Maria Soares Junior
José Maria Soares Junior
Disciplina de Ginecologia, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Edmund Chada Baracat
Edmund Chada Baracat
Disciplina de Ginecologia, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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reduction in DHEAS after the 20s in normal ovulatory women ( 10 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 24 , 49 , 70 , 71 , 75 , 76 ). A decline of 18 to 36% in DHEAS in PCOS women, between the ages of 20 years and 45 years, have been reported ( 4 , 5 , 77 ), giving
A Bergougnoux
A Bergougnoux
Service de Génétique Moléculaire et de Cytogénétique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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L Gaspari
L Gaspari
Département d'Endocrinologie et de Gynécologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
INSERM Unité 1203 (DEFE), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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INSERM Unité 1203 (DEFE), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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M Soleirol
M Soleirol
Département de Pediatrie, CHU Nîmes, France, Université de Montpellier Faculté de Médecine Montpellier-Nîmes, Montpellier, France
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N Servant
N Servant
Service de Génétique Moléculaire et de Cytogénétique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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S Soskin
S Soskin
Département de Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hautepierre de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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S Rossignol
S Rossignol
Département de Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hautepierre de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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K Wagner-Mahler
K Wagner-Mahler
Département de Pédiatrie, CHU Nice, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice CHU-Lenval, Nice, France
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J Bertherat
J Bertherat
Department of Endocrinology, French Reference Center for Rare Adrenal Disorders, Hôpital Cochin, Université Paris Cité, Institut Cochin, Assitance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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C Sultan
C Sultan
Département d'Endocrinologie et de Gynécologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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N Kalfa
N Kalfa
Department of Pediatric Urological Surgery, French Reference Center for abnormalities of Genital Development (DevGen), CHU Lapeyronie, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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F Paris
F Paris
Service de Génétique Moléculaire et de Cytogénétique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Département d'Endocrinologie et de Gynécologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
INSERM Unité 1203 (DEFE), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Département d'Endocrinologie et de Gynécologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
INSERM Unité 1203 (DEFE), Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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of testosterone and gonadotropins in plasma. Moreover, quantification of plasma 17-hydroxyprogesterone, and possibly of other androgens (e.g. delta-4 androstenedione (A4) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S)), and abdominopelvic ultrasonography
Marta Araujo-Castro
Marta Araujo-Castro
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal & Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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Miguel Paja Fano
Miguel Paja Fano
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, OSI Bilbao-Basurto, Hospital Universitario de Basurton & Basque Country University, Medicine Department, Bilbao, Spain
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Begoña Pla Peris
Begoña Pla Peris
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain
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Marga González Boillos
Marga González Boillos
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain
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Eider Pascual-Corrales
Eider Pascual-Corrales
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal & Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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Ana María García-Cano
Ana María García-Cano
Department of Biochemistry, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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Paola Parra Ramírez
Paola Parra Ramírez
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario La Paz Madrid, Spain
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Patricia Martín Rojas-Marcos
Patricia Martín Rojas-Marcos
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario La Paz Madrid, Spain
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Jorge Gabriel Ruiz-Sanchez
Jorge Gabriel Ruiz-Sanchez
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
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Almudena Vicente
Almudena Vicente
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain
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Emilia Gómez-Hoyos
Emilia Gómez-Hoyos
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Rui Ferreira
Rui Ferreira
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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Iñigo García Sanz
Iñigo García Sanz
Department of General & Digestive Surgery, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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Mónica Recasens
Mónica Recasens
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Institut Català de la Salut Girona, Girona, Spain
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Rebeca Barahona San Millan
Rebeca Barahona San Millan
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Institut Català de la Salut Girona, Girona, Spain
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María José Picón César
María José Picón César
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga, IBIMA Malaga, Spain CIBEROBN, Madrid, Spain
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Patricia Díaz Guardiola
Patricia Díaz Guardiola
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, Spain
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Carolina Perdomo
Carolina Perdomo
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Laura Manjón
Laura Manjón
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias & Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
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Rogelio García-Centeno
Rogelio García-Centeno
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Juan Carlos Percovich
Juan Carlos Percovich
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Ángel Rebollo Román
Ángel Rebollo Román
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Paola Gracia Gimeno
Paola Gracia Gimeno
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Rollo Villanova, Zaragoza, Spain
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Cristina Robles Lázaro
Cristina Robles Lázaro
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Complejo Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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Manuel Morales
Manuel Morales
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department-CDB, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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María Calatayud
María Calatayud
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Simone Andree Furio Collao
Simone Andree Furio Collao
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Diego Meneses
Diego Meneses
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
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Miguel Antonio Sampedro Nuñez
Miguel Antonio Sampedro Nuñez
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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Verónica Escudero Quesada
Verónica Escudero Quesada
Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peser, Valencia, Spain
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Elena Mena Ribas
Elena Mena Ribas
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Islas Baleares, Spain
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Alicia Sanmartín Sánchez
Alicia Sanmartín Sánchez
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Islas Baleares, Spain
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Cesar Gonzalvo Diaz
Cesar Gonzalvo Diaz
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario De Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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Cristina Lamas
Cristina Lamas
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario De Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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Raquel Guerrero-Vázquez
Raquel Guerrero-Vázquez
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Virgen de la Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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María del Castillo Tous
María del Castillo Tous
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Virgen de la Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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Joaquín Serrano
Joaquín Serrano
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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Theodora Michalopoulou
Theodora Michalopoulou
Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain
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Eva María Moya Mateo
Eva María Moya Mateo
Internal Medicine, Hospital Infanta Leonor de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain
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Felicia Hanzu
Felicia Hanzu
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Clinic, IDIPAS, Barcelona, Spain
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patients underwent at least one DST. At the discretion of the patient’s physician, the study was completed by measuring urinary cortisol levels, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) and night-time salivary cortisol. In
Bruno Donadille
Bruno Donadille
Service d’Endocrinologie et Médecine de la Reproduction, Centre de Référence des Maladies Endocrines Rares de la Croissance, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Est, AP-HP, Paris, France
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Muriel Houang
Muriel Houang
Service d’Explorations Fonctionnelles Endocriniennes, Centre de Référence des Maladies Endocrines Rares de la Croissance, Hôpital Trousseau, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Est, AP-HP, Paris, France
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Irène Netchine
Irène Netchine
Service d’Explorations Fonctionnelles Endocriniennes, Centre de Référence des Maladies Endocrines Rares de la Croissance, Hôpital Trousseau, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Est, AP-HP, Paris, France
Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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Jean-Pierre Siffroi
Jean-Pierre Siffroi
Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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Sophie Christin-Maitre
Sophie Christin-Maitre
Service d’Endocrinologie et Médecine de la Reproduction, Centre de Référence des Maladies Endocrines Rares de la Croissance, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Est, AP-HP, Paris, France
Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
INSERM UMR_S933, Paris, France
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precursors such as DHEA-S leading to testosterone biosynthesis via peripheral non-mutated HSD3B1 and HSD17B5 activity ( Fig. 1 ). Some patients in the literature have been treated with intra-muscular testosterone injections. The main goal of this
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Department of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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4 ) S3 – S5 . ( https://doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(02)02985-0 ) 37 Labrie F Martel C Belanger A Pelletier G . Androgens in women are essentially made from DHEA in each peripheral tissue according to intracrinology . Journal of Steroid
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Paal Methlie
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Steinar Hustad
Steinar Hustad
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Ralf Kellman
Ralf Kellman
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Bjørg Almås
Bjørg Almås
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Martina M Erichsen
Martina M Erichsen
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Eystein S Husebye
Eystein S Husebye
Department of Clinical Science, Department of Medicine, University of Bergen, N-5021 Bergen, Norway
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Kristian Løvås
Kristian Løvås
Department of Clinical Science, Department of Medicine, University of Bergen, N-5021 Bergen, Norway
Department of Clinical Science, Department of Medicine, University of Bergen, N-5021 Bergen, Norway
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of de novo androgen synthesis, while the postmenopausal ovary depends on adrenal DHEA/S as the substrate to produce testosterone and androstenedione. This would explain the low androgen levels found in postmenopausal women with AD. Moreover, this
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Mojca Jensterle
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University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Nika Aleksandra Kravos
Nika Aleksandra Kravos
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Simona Ferjan
Simona Ferjan
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Katja Goricar
Katja Goricar
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Vita Dolzan
Vita Dolzan
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Andrej Janez
Andrej Janez
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). Androstenedione and DHEAS were measured by specific double antibody RIA using 125 I-labeled hormones (Diagnostic Systems Laboratories, Webster, Tx). Total and free testosterone levels were measured by coated tube RIA (DiaSorin, S. p. A, Salluggia, Italy and
Shilpa Lingaiah
Shilpa Lingaiah
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Laure Morin-Papunen
Laure Morin-Papunen
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Terhi Piltonen
Terhi Piltonen
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Inger Sundström-Poromaa
Inger Sundström-Poromaa
Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Elisabet Stener-Victorin
Elisabet Stener-Victorin
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Juha S Tapanainen
Juha S Tapanainen
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PEDEGO Research Unit, Medical Research Centre, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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RBP4 were analysed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay according to the manufacturer’s instructions (Quantikine ELISA; R&D Systems). The intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were 6.5 and 9% respectively. The metabolic variables
