Predictive value of serum follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the differentiation between hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and constitutional delay of puberty

Hormone Research

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 279-287

  Odink, Roelof J ^a,b   Schoemaker, Joop ^a   Schoute, Erik ^a   Herdes, Erik ^a   Delemarre van De Waal, Henriette A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism; Luteinizing hormone pulse

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED PUBERTY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; MALE; NEUROSECRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PUBERTY, DELAYED; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031778528     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000023187     Document Type: Article

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