PCOS: Backgrounds, evidence and problems in diagnosing the syndrome

International Congress Series

Volumn 1279, Issue , 2005, Pages 10-15

  Laven, Joop S E ^a   Mulders, Annemarie G M G J ^a   van Santbrink, Evert J P ^a   Eijkemans, Marinus J C ^a   Fauser, Bart C J M ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Anovulation; Hyperandrogenism; Insulin resistance and obesity; LH; Oligomenorrhea; PCO; PCOS

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747592820     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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