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Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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Research Center for Environment and Developmental Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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Research Center for Environment and Developmental Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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measure levels of sex hormone binding globulin. Blood levels of total fractions of sex hormones may not be parallel with the levels of unbound (free and bioavailable) hormones ( 20 ). Third, our conclusions are based solely on the results of blood hormone
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they might have mildly decreased levels of sex hormone-binding globulin ( 8 ). The reported prevalence of PCOS in women of reproductive age ranges from 6 to 20% depending on the different diagnostic criteria applied ( 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ). The