Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Several studies have investigated determinants for androgen levels in men, but few studies have included women. Epidemiological evidence has suggested that cigarette smoking has an anti-oestrogenic effect in women, but the effects of smoking on steroid hormone metabolism are not fully understood. We investigated whether there is a relationship between androgen levels and smoking in perimenopausal women.Material and methods: We examined 75 p...