title: Evaluation of serum androgen levels in women with premature ovarian failure.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil. crislag@sigmanet.com.br
authors.forename: Cristina Laguna
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Benetti-Pinto
authors.forename: Aloísio José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bedone
authors.forename: Luís Alberto
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Magna
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D013739:Testosterone; D000735:Androstenedione; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate; D019326:17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone