The gonadotropin secretion pattern in normal women of advanced reproductive age in relation to the monotropic FSH rise

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-32

  Klein, Nancy A ^b   Battaglia, David E ^b   Clifton, Donald K ^b   Bremner, William J ^b   Soules, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

GnRH pulse generator; LH secretion pattern; monotropic FSH rise; Reproductive aging

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEAL PHASE; MATERNAL AGE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; OVULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030053708     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1071-5576(95)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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