Women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea but not other forms of anovulation display amplified cortisol concentrations

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1024-1030

  Berga, Sarah L ^a,b   Daniels, Tammy L ^a   Giles, Donna E ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anovulation; cortisol; Hypothalamic amenorrhea; Stress

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; STRESS;

EID: 0030987787     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81434-3     Document Type: Article

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