Chlamydia antibodies and self-reported symptoms of oligo-amenorrhea and hirsutism: A new etiologic factor in polycystic ovary syndrome?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1799-1804

  Morin Papunen, Laure C ^a   Duleba, Antoni J ^b   Bloigu, Aini ^c   Järvelin, Marjo Riitta ^c,d   Saikku, Pekka ^e   Pouta, Anneli ^a,c  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chlamydiae pneumoniae; Chlamydiae trachomatis; chronic inflammation; hirsutism; oligo amenorrhea; PCOS; polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; AMENORRHEA; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMPLICATION; FINLAND; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; SELF DISCLOSURE;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77957191081     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.10.021     Document Type: Article

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