Menstrual cycle irregularities are associated with testosterone levels in healthy premenopausal women

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 841-844

  Van Anders, Sari M ^a   Watson, Neil V ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ANAMNESIS; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33750868541     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20555     Document Type: Article

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