High salivary testosterone-to-androstenedione ratio and adverse metabolic phenotypes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

J MünzkerL LindheimJ AdawayC TrummerE LerchbaumT R PieberB KeevilB Obermayer-Pietsch

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2017)

Quantification of salivary androgens provides an attractive alternative to serum analysis and helps in characterizing metabolic health in women with PCOS. Our data show a strong link between a high salivary T/A4 ratio and an adverse metabolic phenotype in patients with PCOS.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
healthcare
public health
mental health
insulin resistance
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
replacement therapy
machine learning
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adverse drug
pregnancy outcomes
climate change
skeletal muscle
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