Cytomorphometric analysis of vaginal cells during normal cycle, under oral contraceptive therapy or in-vitro fertilization stimulation protocol

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2767-2771

  Chretien, Marie Françoise ^a,b,d   Lebouvier, Brigitte ^c   Denis, Alain ^c   Chappard, Daniel ^b  

^a Lab de Fécondation in Vitro   (France)

^b Lab d'Histol Embryologie Cytologie   (France)

^c Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique   (France)

^d ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cytometry; Image analysis; IVF; Oral contraception; Vaginal smear

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLEANE 20; DIANE; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPHINE CHORIONIQUE ENDO; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; INDUCTOR; LEVONORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MORPHOMETRICS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VAGINA;

EID: 0031760044     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.10.2767     Document Type: Article

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