Causes of primary amenorrhea: A report of 295 cases in Thailand

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 297-301

  Tanmahasamut, Prasong ^a   Rattanachaiyanont, Manee ^a   Dangrat, Chongdee ^a   Indhavivadhana, Suchada ^a   Angsuwattana, Surasak ^a   Techatraisak, Kitirat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Gonadal dysgenesis; M llerian agenesis; Primary amenorrhea

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; GENITAL MALFORMATION; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; KARYOTYPE 45,X; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUELLERIAN DUCT; MULLERIAN AGENESIS; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THAILAND;

ABNORMAL KARYOTYPE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; FEMALE; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MULLERIAN DUCTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 84856285483     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01677.x     Document Type: Article

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