[News] Is prostate-specific antigen a potential new marker of androgen excess in PCOS?

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Is prostate-specific antigen a potential new marker of androgen excess  in 
polycystic ovary syndrome?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology  Research April 2007 33 (2),  166–173

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00507.x

The  goal of this study was to determine whether PSA levels are increased in 
PCOS and  the possibility of PSA to be used as a diagnostic marker of 
hyperandrogenism in  females. The study concluded that PSA appears to be a promising 
marker of  endogenous androgen excess in females suffering from PCOS.
 



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