Evaluation of serum androgen levels in women with premature ovarian failure.
Women with premature ovarian failure (POF) did not show the same androgen profile as postmenopausal women. We observed that serum DHEA and DHEAS levels are significantly higher in women with POF than in postmenopausal women.
Benetti-Pinto
Cristina Laguna
CL
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil. crislag@sigmanet.com.br
Bedone
Aloísio José
AJ
Magna
Luís Alberto
LA
D019326:17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D000728:Androgens / Q000097:blood*; D000735:Androstenedione / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000097:blood; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017698:Postmenopause; D017697:Premenopause; D016649:Primary Ovarian Insufficiency / Q000097:blood*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
D000728:Androgens; D013739:Testosterone; D000735:Androstenedione; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate; D019326:17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone