Relationship between follicle-stimulating hormone levels at the beginning of the human menstrual cycle, length of the follicular phase and excreted estrogens: The FREEDOM study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 3270-3275

  Miro, F ^a   Parker, S W ^c   Aspinall, L J ^b   Coley, J ^a   Perry, P W ^a   Ellis, J E ^a  

^a Unipath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Parkwood Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRONE GLUCURONIDE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ESTROGEN EXCRETION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3242703806     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031732     Document Type: Article

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