Total Testosterone Assays in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Precision and Correlation with Hirsutism
Legro RS, Schlaff WD, Diamond MP, Coutifaris C, Casson PR, Brzyski RG, Christman GM, Trussell JC, Krawetz SA, Snyder PJ, Ohl D, Carson SA, Steinkampf MP, Carr BR, McGovern PG, Cataldo NA, Gosman GG, Nestler JE, Myers ER, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Zhang M, Zhang H. Total Testosterone Assays in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Precision and Correlation with Hirsutism. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2010, 95: 5305-5313. PMID: 20826578, PMCID: PMC2999971, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-1123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTestosterone levelsLC/MS assayFerriman-Gallwey hirsutism scoreTotal testosterone levelsPolycystic ovary syndromeLow testosterone levelsMedian testosterone levelsEndocrine Society Position StatementBaseline testosterone levelsBlinded laboratory studyTotal testosterone assayHirsutism scoreInfertility trialsMS assayOvary syndromeTotal testosteroneHealth centersMAIN OUTCOMETestosterone RIAAcademic health centersTestosterone assaysDirect RIALC/MSPosition statementRIA