Prevalence of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Indian Adolescents

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 223-227

  Nidhi, Ram ^a   Padmalatha, Venkatram ^a   Nagarathna, Raghuram ^a   Amritanshu, Ram ^a  

^a SVYASA University   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescents; India; PCOS

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COLLEGE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; INDIA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTTERDAM CRITERIA; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; INDIA; OLIGOMENORRHEA; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79959936189     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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