ACTH Stimulation Tests and Plasma Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Levels in Women with Hirsutism
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- 27 September 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 323 (13) , 849-854
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199009273231301
Abstract
Hirsutism in women is a clinical manifestation of excessive production of androgens. The source of the excess androgen may be either the ovaries or the adrenal glands, and distinguishing between these sources may be difficult.This publication has 31 references indexed in Scilit:
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