Polycystic ovary-like syndrome in adolescent competitive swimmers

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1037-1042

  Coste, Olivier ^a,d   Paris, Franoise ^a,b   Galtier, Florence ^c,e   Letois, Flavie ^c   Maïmoun, Laurent ^a   Sultan, Charles ^a,b  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^c MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Direction Régionale de la Jeunesse des Sports et de la Cohésion Sociale   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; hyperandrogenism; intensive training; PCO like; swimmers

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; SWIMMING;

EID: 80053299235     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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