Elevated serum progesterone levels during pituitary suppression may signify adrenal hyperandrogenism

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 959-961

  Eldar Geva, Talia ^a   Margalioth, Ehud J ^a   Brooks, Baruch ^a   Algur, Nurit ^a   Gal, Michael ^a   Zylber Haran, Edith ^a   Bar, Ilya ^a   Diamant, Yoram Z ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

adrenal enzyme defect; Pituitary suppression; progesterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; ENZYME DEFECT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030935976     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81416-1     Document Type: Article

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