A case of ovulatory cycle-dependent symptoms in woman with previous interferon β therapy

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 377-381

  Nakamura, Yasuhiko ^a,b   Hino, Keisuke ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Yamaguchi Grand Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fever; General fatigue; Hepatitis C; Interferon ; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NAFARELIN ACETATE; NASANYL; SEX HORMONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION INDUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; CYTOKINES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERON-BETA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION;

EID: 22344451101     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.52.377     Document Type: Article

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