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FSH concentrations are inappropriately low in anovPCOS
• Oestradiol and progesterone concentrations higher in anovPCOS than in early follicular phase
• Results in suppression of FSH and arrest of follicle maturation (Chavez-Ross et
al, J Math Biol, 1997 36 95-118; Franks et al, Hum Reprod Update 2008 14 367-78)
The North Finland Birth Cohort (NFBC)
University of Oulu
and Imperial College London
• 5889 females born in North Finland 1966
• Follow-up at age 14, 31, 46
• Women with one or more symptoms of PCOS (or with PCOS diagnosis) identified and compared with reference population
From Baird, 1983
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