Spontaneous long-term remission in a patient with premature ovarian failure

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 380-383

  Patel, Bhaumik ^a   Haddad, Robert ^a,b   Saxena, Indira ^a,c   Gossain, Ved V ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Andalusia Regional Hospital   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PUERPERIUM; REMISSION; REVIEW;

ADULT; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 2142769696     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/ep.9.5.380     Document Type: Article

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