Ectopic luteinizing hormone secretion and anovulation

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 348, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 312-317

  Hirshberg, Boaz ^a   Conn, P Michael ^d   Uwaifo, Gabriel I ^b   Blauer, Keith L ^e   Clark, Bradly D ^c   Nieman, Lynnette K ^b,f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GENETICS AND IVF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HIRSUTISM; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LABORATORY TEST; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; VISUAL DISORDER; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE;

EID: 0037461593     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa022384     Document Type: Article

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