Variability in the hormonally estimated fertile phase of the menstrual cycle

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1232-1235

  Fehring, Richard J ^a   Schneider, Mary ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILE PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; FEMALE; FERTILE PERIOD; FERTILITY; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION DETECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 52949148998     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.10.050     Document Type: Article

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