Pregnancy considerations in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 295-304

  Legro, Richard S ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes; Hyperandrogenism; Insulin resistance; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy loss; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; LETROZOLE; METFORMIN;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANOVULATION; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CLOMIPHENE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; METFORMIN; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 33847122438     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e31803057ed     Document Type: Article

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