Body composition characteristics and fat distribution patterns in young infertile women

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 539-544

  Kirchengast, Sylvia ^a   Huber, Johannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Body composition; Fat distribution; Infertility; PCOS; Primary amenorrhea; Weight status

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BONE MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FAT BODY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY PATTERNING; BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME;

EID: 1642365658     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.08.018     Document Type: Article

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