Predicting optimal cervical mucus for infertility diagnosis

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-66

  Oei, S Guid ^a   Helmerhorst, Frans M ^b   Bloemenkamp, Kitty W M ^b   Dersjant Roorda, Marianne ^b   Keirse, Marc J N C ^c  

^a ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical mucus; Follicular diameter; Postcoital test; Serum estradiol

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTCOITAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

EID: 0031006930     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(96)02694-2     Document Type: Article

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