Induction of ovulation with the sole use of clomiphene citrate in late-onset 21-hydroxylase deficiency

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 224-226

  Laohaprasitiporn, Chanchai ^a   Barbieri, Robert L ^a   Yeh, John ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

21 Hydroxylase deficiency, late onset; Adrenocorticotropin stimulation test; Clomiphene citrate; Hirsutism; Infertility; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCEPTION; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0029942402     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000292273     Document Type: Article

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