Current concepts of polycystic ovary syndrome

Bailliere's Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 307-333

  Rosenfield, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne; Androgenetic alopecia; Diabetes mellitus, non insulin dependent; Dyslipidaemia; Gonadotrophins; Hirsutism; Insulin resistance; Insulin like growth factors; Obesity; Polycystic ovary syndrome, pathogenesis; Steroidogenesis, dysregulation of

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIANDROGEN; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; GONADOTROPIN; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METFORMIN; MINOXIDIL; SOMATOMEDIN;

ACNE; ADRENAL GLAND; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANOVULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; OBESITY; OVARY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STEIN LEVENTHAL SYNDROME; THECA CELL;

EID: 0030764492     PISSN: 09503552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3552(97)80039-9     Document Type: Article

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