A comparison of the fertile phase as determined by the Clearplan Easy Fertility Monitor™ and self-assessment of cervical mucus

Contraception

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-14

  Fehring, Richard J ^a   Raviele, Kathleen ^b   Schneider, Mary ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical mucus; Fertile phase; Fertility; Menstrual cycle; Natural family planning

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MONITOR; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF EVALUATION; URINALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

EID: 0346023973     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2003.09.011     Document Type: Article

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