Definition and significance of polycystic ovarian morphology: A task force report from the androgen excess and polycystic ovary syndrome society

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 334-352

  Dewailly, Didier ^a   Lujan, Marla E ^b   Carmina, Enrico ^c   Cedars, Marcelle I ^d   Laven, Joop ^e   Norman, Robert J ^f   Escobar morreale, Héctor F ^g  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^g HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti M llerian hormone; Antral follicle count; Follicle number per ovary; Ovarian volume; Polycystic ovaries

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION; ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT; ARTICLE; DISEASE MARKER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; GRANULOSA CELL; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; LIFESPAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERTROPHY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVARY SIZE; POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ANTI-MÜLLERIAN HORMONE; ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT; FOLLICLE NUMBER PER OVARY; OVARIAN VOLUME; POLYCYSTIC OVARIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898609604     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmt061     Document Type: Article

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