Unexplained infertility: Evaluation of the luteal phase; results of the National Center for Infertility Research at Michigan

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 437-442

  Blacker, Charla M ^a,b   Randolph, John ^c   Ginsburg, Kenneth A ^a   Moghissi, Kamran S ^a   Leach, Richard E ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

endometrium; luteal phase defect; ultrasound; Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GLUCURONIDE; PREGNANEDIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE;

EID: 0031032203     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)80066-0     Document Type: Article

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