Do polycystic-appearing ovaries affect the risk of cardiovascular disease among women with polycystic ovary syndrome?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 547-552

  Loucks, Tammy L ^a,b   Talbott, Evelyn O ^a   McHugh, Kathleen P ^a   Keelan, Michael ^c   Berga, Sarah L ^d   Guzick, David S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Brielle Ob/Gyn   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Lipids; PCOS; Polycystic appearing ovaries; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; INSULIN; LIPOPROTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033835616     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(00)00695-6     Document Type: Article

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