The menstrual cycle regularization following d-chiro-inositol treatment in PCOS women: A retrospective study

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 52-56

  La Marca, Antonio ^a   Grisendi, Valentina ^a   Dondi, Giulia ^a   Sighinolfi, Giovanna ^a   Cianci, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AMH; d chiro inositol; Insulin resistance; PCOS

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO CHIRO INOSITOL; FOLLITROPIN; INSULIN SENSITIZING AGENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; INOSITOL;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INOSITOL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84917711095     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2014.964201     Document Type: Article

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