Basal body temperature assessment: Is it useful to couples seeking pregnancy?

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 290-298

  Barron, Mary Lee ^a   Fehring, Richard J ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal body temperature; Infertility; Natural family planning; Ovulation detection; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

BODY TEMPERATURE; DOCUMENTATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FERTILE PERIOD; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OVARY; OVULATION; OVULATION DETECTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SEXUAL EDUCATION; URINE;

BODY TEMPERATURE; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILE PERIOD; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; OVARY; OVULATION; OVULATION DETECTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 25144519174     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200509000-00004     Document Type: Review

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