Spontaneous recovery from isolated post-traumatic central hypogonadism in a woman

Hormones

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 332-337

  Ruggeri, Rosaria M ^a   Smedile, Giovanni ^a   Granata, Francesca ^a   Longo, Marcello ^a   Cannavò, Salvatore ^a   Sarlis, Nicholas J ^b   Trimarchi, Francesco ^a   Benvenga, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin deficiency; Infertility; Oligo amenorrhoea; Post head trauma hypo pituitarism

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 78649706218     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1285     Document Type: Article

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