Cervical mucus secretions on the day of intercourse: An accurate marker of highly fertile days

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-78

  Scarpa, Bruno ^a   Dunson, David B ^b   Colombo, Bernardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical mucus; Conception; Fertile interval; Menstrual cycle; Ovulation; Pregnancy probability; Secretions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUCUS SECRETION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VULVA;

EID: 33644501207     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.07.024     Document Type: Article

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