Incidence of irregular cycles among Mayan women who reported having regular cycles: Implications for fertility awareness methods

Contraception

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 271-275

  Burkhart, Marianne C ^a   De Mazariegos, Lidia ^b   Salazar, Sandra ^b   Hess, Tea ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b Mujer Vivamos Mejor (APROVIME)   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Blanket rule; Menstrual cycle; Regularity of menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; STANDARD;

AMERICAS; CENTRAL AMERICA; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY PLANNING, TRADITIONAL METHODS; GUATEMALA; INCIDENCE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION--WOMEN; LATIN AMERICA; MEASUREMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDERS; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; WOMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; OVULATION; OVULATION DETECTION; PROBABILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032802907     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(99)00030-X     Document Type: Article

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