Day-specific probabilities of clinical pregnancy based on two studies with imperfect measures of ovulation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1835-1839

  Dunson, D B ^a   Baird, D D ^a   Wilcox, A J ^a   Weinberg, C R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal body temperature; Fecundability; Fertile interval; Ovulation; Urinary metabolites

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; META ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

EID: 0032795635     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.7.1835     Document Type: Article

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