Quantitative measurements of menstrual blood loss in ovulatory and anovulatory cycles in middle- and late-reproductive age and the menopausal transition

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 115, Issue 2 PART 1, 2010, Pages 249-256

  Hale, Georgina E ^a   Manconi, Frank ^a   Luscombe, Georgina ^a   Fraser, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76549102899     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181ca4b3a     Document Type: Article

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