Association between Lipid Accumulation Product and Hirsutism in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Associação entre lipid accumulation product (LAP) e hirsutismo na síndrome do ovário policístico
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1Faculdade de Saúde e Ecologia Humana – FASEH, Vespasiano, Brazil; Laboratory of Human Reproduction, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 2Undergraduate Medical Course, FASEH, Vespasiano, MG, Brazil 3Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine; Laboratory of Human Reproduction and Hyperandrogenism Outpatient Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 4Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine; Hyperandrogenism Outpatient Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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