Combination gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and oral contraceptive therapy improves treatment of hirsute women with ovarian hyperandrogenism

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 970-978

  Elkind Hirsch, K E ^a   Anania, C ^a   Mack, M ^a   Malinak, R ^a  

^a Obstetrical and Gynecological Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

free testosterone; GnRH agonist; hirsutism; oral contraceptive therapy; ovarian hyperandrogenism; sex hormone binding globulin

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0028967597     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57532-3     Document Type: Article

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