Pharmacological options in resistent ovary syndrome and premature ovarian failure

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 71-77

  Check, J H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethinyl estradiol; FSH; Ovarian failure; Progesterone; Receptors; Resistant gonad

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DANAZOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; PRASTERONE; PROGESTERONE;

AMENORRHEA; CONCEPTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; MENOPAUSE; METHODOLOGY; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AMENORRHEA; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; OVULATION INDUCTION;

EID: 33746949366     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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