In situ variation of cervical mucus pH during exposure to atmospheric air

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 767-770

  Correa, C H M ^a   Mattos, A L G ^a   Ferrari, A N ^a  

^a Fund Univ Endocrinol Fertilidade   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cervical mucus pH; Infertility; Postcoital test

Indexed keywords

AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TIME; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

AIR; CERVIX MUCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035377596     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2001000600011     Document Type: Article

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