The predictive value of double Gn-RH provocation test in unprimed Gn- RH-primed and steroid-primed female patients with Kallmann's syndrome

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 291-299

  Chryssikopoulos, Athanasios ^a   Gregoriou, Odysseas ^a   Vitoratos, Nicolaos ^a   Rizos, Dimitrios ^a   Papadias, Kostas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Double Gn RH provocation test; Dynamic tests; Gn RH priming; Kallmann's syndrome; Steroid priming

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; RELEFACT LHRH; SEX HORMONE; STEROID; THYROTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KALLMANN SYNDROME; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLORPROMAZINE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; KALLMANN SYNDROME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE;

EID: 0032422713     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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