Ultrasound studies of vascular and morphological changes in the human uterus after a positive self-test for the urinary luteinizing hormone surge

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 369-375

  Bourne, T H ^a   Hagstrom H G ^a   Granberg, S ^a   Josefsson, B ^a   Hahlin, M ^a   Hellberg, P ^a   Hamberger, L ^a   Collins, W P ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colour Doppler imaging; Endometrium; LH test; Transvaginal ultrasonography; Uterine arteries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PULSATILE FLOW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0029872628     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.369     Document Type: Article

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