Endocrine Abstracts

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a triad of insulin resistance, hyperandrogenism and anovulation. PCOS is associated with increased adrenocortical drive, which may have adverse metabolic consequences. Here we analysed the relationship of urinary androgen and glucocorticoid metabolite excretion with insulin resistance in a large PCOS cohort.We compared results from 127 PCOS patients (Rotterdam criteria) with 100 BMI-matched controls. All subjects under...