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Bilateral Polycystic Ovaries.
The writing of an article about this condition presents considerable difficulties. It is found in a numbet of separate disorders and is not therefore an entity in itself, though a common final mechanism may be typically involved. Moreover, a number of matters are involved about which knowledge is confused, fragmentary or uncertain. It is proposed to consider various aspects of the subject separ...
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An association of bilateral large adrenocortical androgen-producing adenomas with polycystic ovaries in a young female is presented. She developed mild hirsutism and secondary amenorrhoea at the age of 17, and was treated for 3 years with an anti-androgen (cyproterone acetate) and ethinyloestradiol. Routine follow-up at the age of 21 showed bilateral large adrenal tumours and polycystic ovaries...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1960
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.36.413.186