Relevance of the determination of ovarian volume in adolescent girls with menstrual disorders

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 243-248

  Herter, Liliane D ^a   Magalhaes, José A ^a   Spritzer, Poli Mara ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescent female; LH levels; Menstrual disorders; Ovarian volume; Pelvic ultrasound; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029920913     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(199606)24:5<243::AID-JCU3>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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