The salivary ferning test and ovulation in clomiphene citrate-stimulated cycles

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 876-883

  Pattanasuttinont, Sumate ^a   Sereepapong, Wisan ^b   Suwajanakorn, Somchai ^b  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Ferning; Ovulation; Saliva

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CLOMIPHENE; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; OVULATION DETECTION; OVULATION INDUCTION; SALIVA; THAILAND; TIME;

EID: 34249040841     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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