Corpus luteum across the first trimester: size and laterality as observed by ultrasound

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1844-1847

  Rowan, Katrina ^a   Meagher, Simon ^a   Teoh, Mark ^a,c   Vollenhoven, Beverley ^b,c   Choong, Shawn ^a   Tong, Stephen ^a,b,c  

^a EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; laterality of ovulation; size; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OVARY; OVULATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND;

CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VICTORIA;

EID: 55349138770     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.09.022     Document Type: Article

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