Down syndrome and precocious menopause

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 129-131

  Bartmann, Ana Karina ^a,b   Araújo, Francielle M ^a   Iannetta, Odilon ^a   Paneto, João C C ^a   Martelli, Lúcia ^a   Ramos, Ester Silveira ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Faculade Odontol Ribeirao Preto U   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Menopause; Oophorectomy; Ovarian reserve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MENOPAUSE; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 20844449901     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-005-4878-6     Document Type: Article

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