Androgen levels in pregnant women decrease with increasing maternal age

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-26

  Carlsen, Sven M ^a   Jacobsen, G ^a   Bjerve, K S ^b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate; Free testosterone index; Pregnancy; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MEASUREMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0037266956     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510310000457     Document Type: Article

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