Determination of the fertile window: Reproductive competence of women - European cycle databases

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 305-312

  Frank Herrmann, Petra ^a   Gnoth, C ^b   Baur, S ^c   Strowitzki, T ^a   Freundl, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b c/o City Hospital Benrath ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Fertile window; Infertility; Natural family planning; Ovulation detection; Symptothermal method

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTRACEPTION; DATA BASE; ECHOGRAPHY; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CYCLE DATA BASE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY WINDOW; GERMAN LONG TERM CYCLE DATABASE; HUMAN; I EUROPEAN CYCLE DATABASE; II EUROPEAN CYCLE DATABASE; OVARY CYCLE; OVULATION DETECTION; PARAMETER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MONITORING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBFERTILITY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DATABASE;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; OVULATION; OVULATION DETECTION;

EID: 22144457988     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590500097507     Document Type: Article

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