Ultrasound studies of vascular and morphological changes in the human corpus luteum during the menstrual cycle

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 753-758

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

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

color Doppler imaging; Corpus luteum; ovarian blood flow; peak systolic velocity; transvaginal ultrasonography; urinary LH test

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0029919156     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58209-0     Document Type: Article

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