Antral follicle counts by transvaginal ultrasonography are related to age in women with proven natural fertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 845-851

  Scheffer, Gabriëlle J ^a   Broekmans, Frank J M ^a   Dorland, Marinus ^a   Habbema, Johannes D F ^b   Looman, Caspar W N ^b   Te Velde, Egbert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antral follicles; Ovarian reserve test; Proven fertility; Reproductive aging; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGING; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; VAGINA;

EID: 0032743475     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00396-9     Document Type: Article

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