Journal article
The Relationship between Maternal and Umbilical Cord Androgen Levels and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescence: A Prospective Cohort Study
Abstract
CONTEXT: The prenatal antecedents of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are not known, but prenatal androgen exposure is thought to contribute. This has not previously been investigated in large prospective studies of normal human pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to establish the prospective relationship between early life androgen exposure and PCOS in adolescence.
Authors
Hickey M; Sloboda DM; Atkinson HC; Doherty DA; Franks S; Norman RJ; Newnham JP; Hart R
Journal
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol. 94, No. 10, pp. 3714–3720
Publisher
The Endocrine Society
Publication Date
October 1, 2009
DOI
10.1210/jc.2009-0544
ISSN
0021-972X