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Prediction of Age at Menopause from Assessment of Ovarian Reserve May Be Improved by Using Body Mass Index and Smoking Status

OBJECTIVE: Menopause is the consequence of exhaustion of the ovarian follicular pool. AMH, an indirect hormonal marker of ovarian reserve, has been recently proposed as a predictor for age at menopause. Since BMI and smoking status are relevant independent factors associated with age at menopause we...

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Autores principales: La Marca, Antonio, Sighinolfi, Giovanna, Papaleo, Enrico, Cagnacci, Angelo, Volpe, Annibale, Faddy, Malcolm J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3591402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23505417
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057005