Human recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone induces growth of preovulatory follicles without concomitant increase in androgen and estrogen biosynthesis in a woman with isolated gonadotropin deficiency

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 1471-1473

  Schoot, Dick C ^a,b,c,d   Bennink, Herjan J T Coelingh ^a,b,c,d   Mannaerts, Bernadette M J L ^a,b,c,d   Lamberts, Steven W J ^a,b,c,d   Boucharo, Philippe ^a,b,c,d   Fauser, Bart C J M ^a,b,c,d  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NV ORGANON   (Netherlands)

^d Service d'Endocrinologie et Maladies de la Reproduction   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; CASE REPORT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DRUG EVALUATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0026636044     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.74.6.1592896     Document Type: Article

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