Use of CA125 fluctuation during the menstrual cycle as a tool in the clinical diagnosis of endometriosis; a preliminary report

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-88

  Kafali, Hasan ^a   Artuc, Hülya ^a   Demir, Nurettin ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CA125; CA125 fluctuation; Endometriosis; Infertility; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 3843081763     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.02.039     Document Type: Article

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