Androgen serum levels in women with premature ovarian failure compared to fertile and menopausal controls

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-131

  Hartmann, Beda W ^a   Kirchengast, Sylvia ^d   Albrech, Alexander ^b   Laml, Thomas ^b   Söregi, Gabor ^c   Huber, Johannes C ^b  

^a Departments of Special Gynecology   (Austria)

^b Gynecological Endocrinology and Sterility Treatment   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Androgens; Body mass index; Bone density; Insulin like growth factor 1; Premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PRASTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY DISEASE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030963831     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000291503     Document Type: Article

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