Reliability of ovulation tests in infertile women

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 92-96

  Guermandi, Ellade ^a   Vegetti, Walter ^a   Bianchi, Massimiliano M ^a   Uglietti, Anna ^a   Ragni, Guido ^a   Crosignani, Piergiorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RELIABILITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION DETECTION; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

EID: 0035171310     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(00)01083-8     Document Type: Article

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