Luteinizing Hormone Deficiency: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

Kallmann syndrome, hypothalamic suppression, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, pituitary dysfunction, hyperprolactinemia, luteal phase deficiency, luteinizing hormone deficiency, LH, follicle-stimulating hormone, FSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSH, human chorionic gonadotropin, hCG, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, GnRH, hormone replacement therapy

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Nichole M Giannios, DO, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals/Case Medical Center
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Rebecca Flyckt, MD, Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals/Case Medical Center
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Allen Donald Seftel, MD, Professor, Department of Urology, Case School of Medicine
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William W Hurd, MD, MSc, Professor of Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Lilian Hanna Baldwin Chair in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center
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Bryan D Cowan, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi College of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Medical Director, Wiser Hospital for Women, University of Mississippi Medical Center
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