Regulation of the 24-hour rhythm of body temperature in menstrual cycles with spontaneous and gonadotropin-induced ovulation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 421-425

  Cagnacci, Angelo ^a,c   Volpe, Annibale ^a   Paoletti, Anna Maria ^b   Melis, Gian Benedetto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Fisiopatologia della Riproduzione Umana   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Circadian rhythms; Estrogen; Menstrual cycle; Multiple follicular development; Ovulation; Progesterone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0030851099     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)00242-2     Document Type: Article

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