Birth Weight in Relation to Sex Steroid Status and Body Composition in Young Healthy Male Siblings

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Griet Vanbillemont · Ghent University Hospital

Bruno Lapauw · Ghent University Hospital

Veerle Bogaert · Ghent University Hospital

Hélène De Naeyer · Ghent University Hospital

Dirk De Bacquer · Ghent University

Johannes Ruige · Ghent University Hospital

Jean‐Marc Kaufman ·

Abstract

Birth weight and paternal steroid concentrations are associated with testosterone concentrations, independent from adult weight. These findings support the concept of in utero programming across the range of birth weight.

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Birth, Development, and Health Sexual Differentiation and Disorders Ovarian function and disorders

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Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Volume 95, Issue 4, pp. 1587-1594

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-2149

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Birth Weight in Relation to Sex Steroid Status and Body Composition in Young Healthy Male Siblings

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