INS and Hyperinsulinemia: To determine whether hyperinsulinemia (>694 pmol/L), alone, induces PCOS-like traits, five PCOS-like female rhesus monkeys with minimal PCOS-like traits, and four control females of similar mid-to-late reproductive years and body mass index, received daily subcutaneous injections of recombinant human insulin or diluent for 6–7 months.