Absent biologically relevant associations between serum inhibin B concentrations and characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome in normogonadotrophic anovulatory infertility

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1359-1364

  Laven, Joop S E ^a   Imani, Babek ^a   Eijkemans, Marinus J C ^a   De Jong, Frank H ^a   Fauser, Bart C J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Androgens; Gonadotrophins; Inhibin B; Normogonadotrophic anovulatory infertility; PCOS

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0034947189     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.7.1359     Document Type: Article

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