The spectrum of androgen excess disorders

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1582-1585

  Carmina, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

androgen excess; hyperandrogenism; idiopathic hirsutism; insulin resistance; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANOVULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEREDITY; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANDROGENS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; MALE; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 33646582466     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.02.069     Document Type: Editorial

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