Primary amenorrhea as a manifestation of polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescents: A unique subgroup?

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 521-525

  Rachmiel, Marianna ^a,b   Kives, Sari ^b   Atenafu, Eshetu ^b   Hamilton, Jill ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PUBERTY; RANDOMIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AMENORRHEA; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; ONTARIO; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROGESTERONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44649114707     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.162.6.521     Document Type: Article

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