The relationship between ovarian structure and hyperandrogenism in premature pubarche

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 257-265

  Teixeira, R J ^a   Silva, V C G ^a   Freitas, J R ^a   Dimetz, T ^a   Cunha, S B ^a   Guimaraes M M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO PEDRO ERNESTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hyperandrogenism; Ovarian microcysts; Premature pubarche

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTODOXONE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERADRENOCORTICISM; HYPERANDROGENISM; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LONG TERM CARE; ONSET AGE; OVARY; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PELVIS; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREPUBERTY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0035082197     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2001.14.3.257     Document Type: Article

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