Efficacy of methods for determining ovulation in a natural family planning program

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 900-904

  Guida, Maurizio ^a   Tommaselli, Giovanni A ^a   Palomba, Stefano ^a   Pellicano, Massimiliano ^a   Moccia, Gianfranco ^a   Di Carlo, Costantino ^a   Nappi, Carmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertility control; NFP methods; Ovulation self detection

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY PLANNING, BEHAVIORAL METHODS; FERTILITY CONTROL, POSTCOITAL; FERTILITY CONTROL, POSTCONCEPTION; LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; LABORATORY PROCEDURES; NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING; OVULATION DETECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; STUDIES;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CERVIX MUCUS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GLUCURONIDASE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION DETECTION; PELVIS; SALIVA;

EID: 0032727761     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00365-9     Document Type: Article

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