Gonadal dysfunction and pelvic sonographic findings in females with thalassaemia major

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 307-310

  Karabulut, Aysun ^a   Balci, Yasemin ^a   Demirlenk, Semra ^a   Semiz, Serap ^b  

^a DENIZLI STATE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

thalassaemia major; Amenorrhoea; Puberty

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE; ESTRADIOL; FERRITIN; FOLLITROPIN; HEMOGLOBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONAD DYSFUNCTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PELVIS; POPULATION; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; SEXUAL MATURATION; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; UTERUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; OVARY; PUBERTY, DELAYED; UTERUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949437198     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590903511471     Document Type: Article

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