Ovarian failure after total body irradiation.
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Consequences and treatment of ovarian failure after total body irradiation for leukaemia.
OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence and severity of physical and psychosexual symptoms in young women due to ovarian failure caused by total body irradiation for leukaemia and the women's response to hormone treatment. DESIGN Postal questionnaire and interview. SETTING Leukaemia unit of oncology hospital. PATIENTS Consecutive series of 46 English speaking women who had developed ovarian fai...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.300.6720.330