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Research Article| Volume 4, ISSUE 4, P717-728, December 1984

Disorders of Gonadal Function

  • Amin A. Nanji
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    Corresponding author: Ottawa General Hospital, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1G 8L6
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    Director of Clinical Biochemistry, Ottawa General Hospital; Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30897-7
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      This article reviews male and female endocrine physiology and investigates male hypogonadism, amenorrhea, and male and female infertility.
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