Accuracy of the ovulon fertility monitor to predict and detect ovulation

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-120

  Fehring, Richard J ^a   Schlaff, William D ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; OVULATION DETECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME; URINE; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VAGINA;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CERVIX MUCUS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION; OVULATION DETECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; VAGINA;

EID: 0032016773     PISSN: 00912182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-2182(97)00151-1     Document Type: Article

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