A prospective study of early pregnancy loss in humans

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 373-379

  Vitzthum, Virginia J ^a,b   Spielvogel, Hilde ^c   Thornburg, Jonathan ^d   West, Brady ^e  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura   (Bolivia)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenal progesterone; Bolivia; early pregnancy loss; follicular progesterone; pregnancy outcome; salivary progesterone; Spontaneous conception; stress

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; LUTEAL PHASE; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY DISEASE; PREGNANCY DISORDERS OF ENDOCRINE ORIGIN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; URINALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALIVA;

EID: 33746372480     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.01.021     Document Type: Article

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