Impact of cyclophosphamide on gonadotropins in menopausal systemic lupus erythematosus patients: Relation to disease activity and damage

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease that affects females at reproductive age, where lupus patients experience menopause at younger age. It is debated whether early menopause in lupus patients results from gonadotoxic effect of cyclophosphamide trea...

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Main Authors: Samah A. Elbakry, Rasha M. Hamouda, Marina W. Naguib, Safaa A. Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatologist
Subjects:
SLE
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110116420300569