Validity of serum testosterone, free androgen index, and calculated free testosterone in women with suspected hyperandrogenism

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 471-474

  Al Kindi, Manal K ^a   Al Essry, Faiza S ^a   Al Essry, Fatma S ^a   Mula Abed, Waad Allah S ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Calculated free testosterone; Free androgen index; Hyperandrogenism; SHBG; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84869204390     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2012.112     Document Type: Article

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