Testosterone patch improves ovarian follicular response to gonadotrophins in a patient with Kallmann's syndrome: A case report

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1380-1383

  Sipe, Christopher S ^a   Van Voorhis, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicular development; Gonadotropins; Kallman's syndrome; Ovarian response; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; KALLMANN SYNDROME; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE INFERTILITY; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION INDUCTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; KALLMANN SYNDROME; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34447106535     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem009     Document Type: Article

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