Does a primary acceleration of LH pulse frequency underlie an association between central precocious puberty and polycystic ovary syndrome? Commentary on Escobar ME et al: Acceleration of LH pulse frequency in adolescent girls with a history of central precocious puberty with versus without hyperandrogenism (Horm Res 2007;68:278-285)

Hormone Research

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 286-287

  Rosenfield, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOVULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NOTE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 35848931704     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000104178     Document Type: Note

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