Association between ovarian volume and serum insulin levels in ovulatory patients with idiopathic hirsutism

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1561-1564

  Frajndlich, Renato ^b   Spritzer, Poli Mara ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 18144387311     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.08.041     Document Type: Article

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