Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine and metabolic
disorders in premenopausal women. Heterogeneous by nature, PCOS is defined by a …

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common ovarian disorder associated with
androgen excess in women, which justifies the growing interest of endocrinologists. Great …

Androgens are an important and diverse group of steroid hormone molecular species. They
play varied functional roles, such as the control of metabolic energy fate and partition, the …

Stress is one of the commonest and underappreciated causes of reproductive frailty in
women. The stress system leads to adaptive responses via mobilization of hormonal …

BACKGROUND Current knowledge about the consequences of PCOS during the late
reproductive years and after menopause is limited. OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE We …

Metabolic disorders occurring in menopause, including dyslipidemia, disorders of
carbohydrate metabolism (impaired glucose tolerance–IGT, type 2 diabetes mellitus–T2DM) …

Androgen excess is often associated with obesity states, at any age of life, because of
changes in the pattern of secretion or metabolism of androgens and in their actions at the …

Postmenopausal hyperandrogenism is a condition caused by relative or absolute androgen
excess originating from the ovaries and/or the adrenal glands. Hirsutism, in other words …

Context: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have increased androgen
secretion throughout fertile life; however, the data on the effect of menopause on …

Postmenopausal hyperandrogenism is a state of relative or absolute androgen excess
originating from either the adrenals and/or the ovaries, clinically manifested as the …