An unusual phenocopy for postmenopausal ovarian hyperandrogenism: LH-driven testosterone secretion by adrenal adenoma expressing luteinising hormone-chorionic gonadotrophin receptor

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2024 Apr;100(4):328-331. doi: 10.1111/cen.15019. Epub 2024 Jan 16.

¹ Departments of Endocrinology, Clinical Biochemistry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
² Department of Endocrinology, Barts & the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
³ Translational & Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁴ Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields, UK.
⁵ Clinical Biochemistry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁶ Department of Metabolism, Digestion & Reproduction, Imperial College London, UK.

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Keywords: adrenal adenoma; androgens; gonadotrophin-suppression; postmenopausal hyperandrogenism; testosterone; venous sampling; virilisation.

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