Altering hirsutism through ovulation induction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1151-1156

  Roth, Lauren W ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Huang, Hao ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Legro, Richard S ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Diamond, Michael P ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Coutifaris, Christos ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Carson, Sandra A ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Steinkampf, Michael P ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Carr, Bruce R ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   McGovern, Peter G ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Cataldo, Nicholas A ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Gosman, Gabriella G ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Nestler, John E ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Myers, Evan R ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Zhang, Heping ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}   Schlaff, William D ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p}  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^j Alabama Fertility Specialists   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^m STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^o VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^p DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; METFORMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; CLOMIPHENE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; METFORMIN; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861648494     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31825618fb     Document Type: Article

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