Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: Androgens promote early follicular development and granulosa cell proliferation by augmenting follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor expression in granulosa cells. Several retrospective studies have evaluated the association between basal androgen concentrations and follicular development in women undergoing ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization (IVF) with conflicting results. The aim of this study was to investigate whether basal androgen concentrations...