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Selective Venous Sampling for the Differential Diagnosis of Female Hyperandrogenemia

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Percutaneous Venous Blood Sampling in Endocrine Diseases

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Abstract

Hyperandrogenism is one of the most common female endocrinopathies. It may be due to (a) glandular causes (ovarian and/or adrenal hypersecretion of androgenic steroids), (b) extraglandular causes (increased peripheral conversion of preandrogens, decreased specific plasma androgen binding, target organ hypersensitivity, or administration of androgenic drugs; or (c) a combination of these factors. Extremely high elevated peripheral androgen levels are suggestive of an androgen-producing tumor of the ovaries or the adrenals.

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  1. Vascular and Intervention Radiology Med-Imagen, Hospital Beneficiencia Portuguesa, Rua Maestro Cardin 769, SP 01323, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Renan Uflacker

  2. Abteiliung Rontgendiagnostik, Cardiovascular and Interventional Readiology Klinikum Steglitz Freie Universität Berlin, Hidenburgdamn 30, D-1000, Berlin 45, Germany

    Reingard Sörensen

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Moltz, L., Sörensen, R. (1992). Selective Venous Sampling for the Differential Diagnosis of Female Hyperandrogenemia. In: Uflacker, R., Sörensen, R. (eds) Percutaneous Venous Blood Sampling in Endocrine Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2830-1_1

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