Evaluation and management of amenorrhea

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1161-1169

  Mclver, Bryan ^a   Romanski, Susan A ^a   Nippoldt, Todd B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

AMENORRHEA; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0030681056     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/72.12.1161     Document Type: Review

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