Abstract

To characterize hyperandrogenism in adolescents and identify clinical and laboratory features that facilitate its diagnosis and treatment, investigators performed a retrospective chart review of female patients seen at an adolescent medicine clinic who had at least one abnormal lab parameter. The 154 patients had abnormal levels of total or free testosterone or sex-hormone-binding globulin. Their mean age was 16.1 years, 70% were white, and their mean body-mass index (BMI) was …

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