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. 1989 Mar;51(3):535-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60571-x.

Free testosterone levels during the menstrual cycle in obese versus normal women

B L Wajchenberg  1 , J A Marcondes, M B Mathor, S S Achando, O A Germak, M A Kirschner
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Free testosterone levels during the menstrual cycle in obese versus normal women

B L Wajchenberg et al. Fertil Steril. 1989 Mar.
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Abstract

In a group of seven normally ovulating moderately obese women, testosterone parameters were studied throughout the menstrual cycle and compared with values obtained in normal-weight control women. Plasma T, percent free T (unbound), and free T concentrations were higher and exhibited little variation during the phases of the cycle compared with the normal-weight controls. Testosterone production and its parameters thus are higher in even moderately obese women.

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