Maternal hyperandrogenism beginning from early pregnancy and progressing until delivery does not produce virilization of a female newborn

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 581-583

  Bertalan, Rita ^a   Csabay, Laszlo ^b   Blazovics, Anna ^a   Rigo Jr , Janos ^b   Varga, Ibolya ^c   Halasz, Zita ^c   Toldy, Erzsebet ^d   Boyle, Belema ^a   Racz, Karoly ^a,e  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d Markusovszky Teaching Hospital   (Hungary)

^e NONE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aromatase activity; Maternal hyperandrogenism; Pregnancy; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELIVERY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MOTHER; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ULTRASOUND; UMBILICAL CORD; VIRILIZATION;

ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 35348933672     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590701553571     Document Type: Article

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