Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Fertil Steril. 2013 Jul;100(1):39-42. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.03.013. Epub 2013 Apr 30.
The hormonal events of puberty, from adrenarche to menarche and beyond, include the secretion of androgens as well as estrogen and P. This normal pubertal process is briefly reviewed and a physiologic role for pubertal androgens proposed. It is further suggested that the hyperandrogenic state we call polycystic ovary syndrome is a maladaptation of the advantageous role of normal pubertal androgens.
青春期的激素事件,从肾上腺功能初现到月经初潮及以后,包括雄激素以及雌激素和孕激素的分泌。简要回顾了这一正常的青春期过程,并提出了青春期雄激素的生理作用。进一步表明,我们称之为多囊卵巢综合征的高雄激素状态是对正常青春期雄激素有利作用的一种不适应。