Polycystic ovary syndrome: It is always bilateral?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-187

  Battaglia, C ^a   Regnani, G ^b   Petraglia, F ^b   Primavera, M R ^b   Salvatori, M ^b   Volpe, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Doppler; Hirsutism; Menstrual disorders; PCOS; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OBSERVATION; OLIGOMENORRHEA; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PULSATILE FLOW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROMA CELL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0032708934     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.14030183.x     Document Type: Article

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