A comparison of anthropometric, metabolic and reproductive characteristics of young adult women from opposite-sex and same sex twin pairs

A comparison of anthropometric, metabolic and reproductive characteristics of young adult women from opposite-sex and same sex twin pairs

Background: Prenatal exposure to androgens has been linked to masculinization of several traits. We aimed to determine whether putative female intra-uterine exposure to androgens influences PCOS-related phenotypes, including anthropometric, metabolic and reproductive parameters using a twin design.&...

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Main Authors: Pirkko eKorsoff, Leonie eBogl, Päivi eKorhonen, Antti J Kangas, Pasi eSoininen, Mika eAla-Korpela, Richard J Rose, Risto eKaaja, Jaakko eKaprio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Reproductive History
prenatal androgen exposure
twin testosterone transfer hypothesis
opposite-sex twin pairs
lipid profile.
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00028/full

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