Impact of androgens on fertility - Physiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 570-580

  Hugues, Jean Noel ^a   Durnerin, I Cédrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Androgen; Androgen deficiency; Folliculogenesis; PCOS; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ANDROGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; FINASTERIDE; FLUTAMIDE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; METFORMIN; PLACEBO; PRASTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANOVULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TERATOGENICITY;

EID: 28244438020     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61165-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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