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Clinical Aspects of Endocrine Disorders

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Gynecology

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In 1935, Stein and Leventhal described a syndrome characterized by menstrual irregularities, infertility, hirsutism, moderate obesity, and polycystic ovaries. Wedge resection of the ovaries resulted in ovulatory cycles and regular menses in the majority of cases.

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  • Bongiovanni, A. M., Root, A. W.: The adrenogenital syndrome. New Engl. J. Med. 268:283, 1963.

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  • Goldzieher, J. W.: “Polycystic Ovarian Diseases,” in Advances in Obstetrics and Gynecology. S. L. Marcus and C. C. Marcus, eds. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins (1967).

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  • Morris, J. M., Mahesh, V. B.: Further observations of the syndrome testicular feminization. Am. J. Obst. Gyn. 87:731, 1963.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wilhelm’s University, Münster, West Germany

    Fritz K. Beller

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulm, West Germany

    Karl Knörr & Christian Lauritzen

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Chiacago, Illinois, USA

    Ralph M. Wynn

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Beller, F.K., Knörr, K., Lauritzen, C., Wynn, R.M. (1974). Clinical Aspects of Endocrine Disorders. In: Gynecology. Springer Study Edition. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7128-5_14

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