Is ovarian surgery effective for androgenic symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 599-606

  Johnson, N P ^a   Wang, Kaye ^b  

^a NATIONAL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIANDROGEN; COSMETIC; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FINASTERIDE; FLUTAMIDE; GONADORELIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACNE; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; LAPAROTOMY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MEDLINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVARY SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT INDICATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACNE VULGARIS; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0344826533     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610310001604330     Document Type: Review

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