Prevalence of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-deficient nonclassic adrenal hyperplasia in hyperandrogenic women with adrenal androgen excess

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 596-600

  Moran, Carlos ^a,c   Potter, H Downing ^a   Reyna, Rosario ^a,d   Boots, Larry R ^a   Azziz, Ricardo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c Res Unit of Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

3 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Adrenal hyperplasia; Hirsutism; Hyperandrogenism; Screening

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ENZYMOLOGY; KINETICS;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; KINETICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0032588584     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70498-9     Document Type: Article

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