Psychological well-being and sexarche in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1497-1503

  De Niet, J E ^a   De Koning, C M ^a   Pastoor, H ^a   Duivenvoorden, H J ^a   Valkenburg, O ^a   Ramakers, M J ^b   Passchier, J ^a,c   De Klerk, C ^a   Laven, J S E ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body satisfaction; Negative appearance; PCOS; Self esteem; Sexarche

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATHEXIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUBARCHE; RATING SCALE; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 77952849601     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq068     Document Type: Article

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