Effect of hyperandrogenism and menstrual cycle abnormalities on bone mass and bone turnover in young women
Clinical EndocrinologyPublished 1 February 1998
S. Adami, N. Zamberlan, Roberto Castello, Flavia Tosi, Davide Gatti, Paolo Moghetti
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Abstract
The results of this study suggest that in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome the deleterious effect on bone of amenorrhoea is balanced by androgen overproduction.
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