Unkei-to for correcting luteal phase defects

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 729-734

  Ushiroyama, Takahisa ^a   Ikeda, Atsushi ^b   Higashio, Satoko ^b   Hosotani, Toshimitsu ^b   Yamashita, Hidetoshi ^b   Yamashita, Yoshiki ^b   Suzuki, Yoshihiko ^b   Ueki, Minoru ^b  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Luteal phase; Unkei to

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; UNKEI TO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141792643     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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