Recurrent severe hyperandrogenism during pregnancy: A case report

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 439-442

  Holt, H B ^a   Medbak, S ^a   Kirk, D ^a   Guirgis, R ^a   Hughes, I ^b   Cummings, M H ^a   Meeking, D R ^a  

^a PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERREACTIO LUTEINALIS; LUTEOMA; OVARY DISEASE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VENOUS BLOOD; VIRILIZATION;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; AROMATASE; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VIRILISM;

EID: 17144424282     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.018382     Document Type: Article

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