Interpretation of the BBT chart: Using the "Gap" technique compared to the Coverline technique

Contraception

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 188-192

  Lang Dunlop, Anne ^a   Schultz, Robin ^a   Frank, Erica ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Detection; Natural family planning methods; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 13844289348     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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