The usefulness of a urinary LH kit for ovulation prediction during menstrual cycles of normal women

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-17

  Miller, Paul B ^a   Soules, Michael R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HOME MONITORING; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030059405     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00352-5     Document Type: Article

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