The diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201.e1-201.e5

  Carmina, Enrico ^a   Oberfield, Sharon E ^b   Lobo, Rogerio A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; diagnosis; polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA; AMENORRHEA; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE MARKER; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; IMMUNOASSAY; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 77956340327     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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