Side of ovulation and cycle characteristics in normally fertile women

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 752-755

  Ecochard, René ^a,b   Gougeon, Alain ^a  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Contralateral ovulation; Dominant follicle; Follicular phase length; Hormonal profile; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ESTRONE GLUCURONIDE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; ULTRASOUND;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0034026388     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.4.752     Document Type: Article

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