Prague Med. Rep. 2021, 122, 73-79

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2021.8

Remarks on the Hormonal Background of the Male Equivalent of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Luboslav Stárka, Michaela Dušková

Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic

Received November 18, 2020
Accepted April 30, 2021

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