Laparoscopic ovarian treatment in infertile patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS): Endocrine changes and clinical outcome

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 257-264

  Liguori, G ^a,b   Tolino, A ^a   Moccia, G ^a   Scognamiglio, G ^a   Nappi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body weight; Ovarian electrocoagulation; Polycystic ovarian syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADHESION; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029828314     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599609012317     Document Type: Article

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