Will leptin become the treatment of choice for functional hypothalamic amenorrhea?

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 556-557

  Welt, Corrine K ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; VITAMIN D;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AMENORRHEA; BONE DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EATING DISORDER; ESTROGEN THERAPY; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL HYPOTHALAMIC AMENORRHEA; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OBESITY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS; THYROID FUNCTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AMENORRHEA; ESTRADIOL; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LEPTIN; MALNUTRITION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 34447640944     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0561     Document Type: Short Survey

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