Levels of urinary human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) following conception and variability of menstrual cycle length in a cohort of women attempting to conceive

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 741-748

  Johnson, Sarah R ^a   Miro, Fernando ^a   Barrett, Sophie ^a   Ellis, Jayne E ^a  

^a SPD Development Company Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conception; hCG; Human chorionic gonadotrophin; Luteal phase; Menstrual cycle length; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY TEST; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

EID: 67649321793     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007990902743935     Document Type: Article

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