Recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates ovarian androgen synthesis in down-regulated ovulatory women

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 407-412

  Tanbo, T ^a   Dale, P O ^a   Abyholm T ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; Dheas; IVF; Recombinant FSH; Testosterone; Urinary FSH

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; IRON; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THECA CELL;

EID: 0035698052     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/gye.15.6.407.412     Document Type: Article

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