Ovulation detection methods for urinary hormones: Precision, daily and intermittent sampling and a combined hierarchical method

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1442-1452

  O'Connor, K A ^a   Brindle, E ^a   Miller, R C ^b   Shofer, J B ^a   Ferrell, R J ^c   Klein, N A ^d   Soules, M R ^d   Holman, D J ^a   Mansfield, P K ^e   Wood, J W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Seattle Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrone conjugates; Estrone glucuronide; FSH; LH; Pregnanediol glucuronide

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE GLUCURONIDE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANEDIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION DETECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748999770     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei497     Document Type: Article

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