A critical analysis of the accuracy, reproducibility, and clinical utility of histologic endometrial dating in fertile women

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1333-1343

  Murray, Michael J ^a,b   Meyer, William R ^b   Zaino, Richard J ^c   Lessey, Bruce A ^b,d   Novotny, Debra B ^b,e   Ireland, Karen ^f,g   Zeng, Donglin ^b   Fritz, Marc A ^b  

^a Northern California Fertility Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^e Wilmington Health Associates   (United States)

^f InCyte Pathology ^*  (United States)

^g OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

endometrial biopsy; Endometrium; luteal phase deficiency; secretory phase

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 2342529038     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.11.030     Document Type: Article

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