Prevalence of polycystic ovaries and polycystic ovary syndrome in lesbian women compared with heterosexual women

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1352-1357

  Agrawal, Rina ^a,d   Sharma, S ^a   Bekir, J ^a   Conway, G ^b   Bailey, J ^a   Balen, A H ^c   Prelevic, Gordana ^b  

^a United Kingdom   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d London NW8 7JL United Kingdom   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heterosexual and lesbian women; PCO; PCOS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 7944223869     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.04.041     Document Type: Article

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