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OVULATORY FAILURE IN A NORMAL POPULATION AND IN PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER
Author(s) -
Swain Margaret C.,
Bulbrook R. D.,
Hayward J. L.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00531.x
Subject(s) - luteal phase , breast cancer , medicine , cancer , oncology , population , gynecology , endocrinology , hormone , environmental health
Summary The luteal phase plasma progesterone levels of 341 control patients were compared with those in 25 patients with early and 12 patients with advanced breast cancer. There was a significant increase of ovulatory failure and luteal deficiency in patients with advanced breast cancer.