Cohort comparison of two fertility awareness methods of family planning

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-170

  Fehring, Richard J ^a   Schneider, Mary ^b   Barron, Mary Lee ^b   Raviele, Kathleen ^b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Family planning; Fertility; Fertility monitoring; Natural family planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC HORMONAL FERTILITY MONITOR AIDED METHOD; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OVULATION DETECTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AWARENESS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CERVIX MUCUS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; OVULATION DETECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 63749106203     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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