Testosterone and mood dysfunction in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome compared to subfertile controls

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-111

  Barry, John A ^a   Hardiman, Paul J ^b   Saxby, Brian K ^c   Kuczmierczyk, Andrew ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aggression; anger; anxiety; depression; hypoglycaemia; infertility; Polycystic ovary syndrome; testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ACNE; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; NEUROSIS; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PERSONALITY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79955813740     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2011.568129     Document Type: Article

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