Pituitary-ovarian response to the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone-agonist test in anovulatory patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: Predictive role of ovarian stroma

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 396-401

  Fulghesu, A M ^a   Angioni, S ^a   Belosi, C ^b   Apa, R ^b   Selvaggi, L ^b   Ciampelli, M ^d   Iuculano, A ^a   Melis, G B ^a   Lanzone, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^d Ospedale GB Grassi   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROMA;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ADULT; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33747366333     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2006.02611.x     Document Type: Article

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