Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can have unwanted facial or male-patterned body hair, irregular menstrual periods, or no menstrual periods excess body weight, and infertility. It also results in elevated androgen levels such as testosterone. In women with PCOS, the majority of excess androgens are produced by the ovaries. However, it is unknown whether the ovaries are fully active during early puberty. The purpose of this study is to determine how the ovaries contribute to the production of male hormones in the body during different stages of puberty, so that it can be better understood why some females have excess androgens.
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Assess baseline and stimulated ovarian hormone levels in response to recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin (rhCG) administration in normal weight and overweight girls across puberty
Timeframe: 24 hours after administration of rhCG administration