Influence of sociocultural factors on the ovulatory status of polycystic ovary syndrome

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1853-1856

  Di Fede, Gaetana ^a   Mansueto, Pasquale ^a   Longo, Rosa Alba ^a   Rini, GiovamBattista ^a   Carmina, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

insulin; obesity; PCOS; social class

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCOME; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; OVULATION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROGESTERONE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67349251212     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.161     Document Type: Article

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