Is it necessary to obtain serum levels of thyroid stimulating hormone and prolactin in asymptomatic women with infertility?

Connecticut Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 393-395

  Olivar, August C ^a,b   Chaffkin, Linda M ^a   Kates, Richard J ^a   Allan, Thomas R ^a   Beller, Peter ^a   Graham, Neville J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; COST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0042510619     PISSN: 00106178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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