Ahmad I, Anawalt BD. High concentrations of LH cause virilization in a postmenopausal woman.
Clin Case Rep 2017;
5:225-228. [PMID:
28265377 PMCID:
PMC5331285 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.803]
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Abstract
Some testosterone-producing adrenal tumors can be successfully treated with long-acting GnRH analogs and adrenal venous sampling can be useful to detect rare ectopic sex steroid-producing tumors or confirm bilateral adrenal androgen hyperproduction in female hyperandrogenism.
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