Complete reversal of adult-onset isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with clomiphene citrate

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1513.e5-1513.e9

  Ioannidou Kadis, Stella ^a   Wright, Pat J ^b   Neely, R Dermot ^a   Quinton, Richard ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Belmont Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clomiphene citrate; estradiol; GnRH; Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism; hypothalamus; inhibin; testosterone

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

EID: 33750182862     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.03.065     Document Type: Article

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