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Review
. 1998 Aug 1;317(7154):329-32.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7154.329.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome: the metabolic syndrome comes to gynaecology

Z E Hopkinson  1 , N Sattar, R Fleming, I A Greer
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Review

Polycystic ovarian syndrome: the metabolic syndrome comes to gynaecology

Z E Hopkinson et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Probable mechanisms whereby defects in insulin metabolism promote increased androgen activity at the level of the ovary
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Central role of insulin resistance in both the clinical presenting features and long term sequelae of polycystic ovarian syndrome
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