Obesity and Sex Steroid Changes Across Puberty: Evidence for Marked Hyperandrogenemia in Pre- and Early Pubertal Obese Girls
Christopher R. McCartney, Susan K. Blank, Kathleen A. Prendergast, Sandhya Chhabra, Christine A. Eagleson, Kristin D. Helm, Richard Yoo, R. Jeffrey Chang, Carol M. Foster, Sonia Caprio, John C. Marshall;Christopher R. McCartney;Susan K. Blank;Kathleen A. Prendergast;Sandhya Chhabra;Christine A. Eagleson;Kristin D. Helm;Richard Yoo;R. Jeffrey Chang;Carol M. Foster;Sonia Caprio;John C. Marshall;
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2007Vol. 92pp. 430-
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Abstract
Peripubertal obesity is associated with abnormal sex steroid concentrations, but the timing of onset and degree of these abnormalities remain unclear.To assess the degree of hyperandrogenemia across puberty in obese girls, and to assess overnight sex ...