First case report of testosterone assay-interference in a female taking maca (Lepidium meyenii)

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Srikugan, L ^a   Sankaralingam, A ^a   McGowan, B ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPIDIUM MEYENII EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; LETHARGY; LIBIDO DISORDER; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SYMPTOM; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79955555757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.01.2011.3781     Document Type: Article

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