An unusual case of ovarian resistance syndrome

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 101, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 1078-1082

  Katz, Simone ^a   Marshall, John ^a   Khorram, Omid ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; KARYOTYPE; LABORATORY TEST; MENARCHE; OSTEOPENIA; OVARIAN RESISTANCE SYNDROME; OVARY DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS;

EID: 0038298720     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(03)00080-2     Document Type: Article

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