Uterus size and ovarian morphology in women with isolated growth hormone deficiency, hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism and hypopituitarism

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 567-572

  Tsilchorozidou, Tasoula ^a   Conway, Gerard S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERUS; UTERUS GROWTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; OVARY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERUS;

EID: 9144252045     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2004.02126.x     Document Type: Article

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