Fertility in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
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Fertility in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is the most frequently encountered genetic steroid disorder affecting fertility. Steroid hormones play a crucial role in sexual development and reproductive function; patients with either 21- hydroxylase or 11β-hydroxylase deficiency thus face immense challenges to their fertility. Given the relevance of CAH in reproductive medicine as well as the diagnostic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2006
ISSN: 2191-0251,0334-018X
DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2006.19.5.677