Age-related normogram for antral follicle count: McGill reference guide

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 663-666

  Almog, Benny ^a   Shehata, Fady ^a   Shalom Paz, Einat ^a   Tan, Seang Lin ^a   Tulandi, Togas ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

AFC curve; age; Antral follicle count; ovarian reserve; percentile normogram

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE RELATED NORMOGRAM; ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; CELL COUNT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOMOGRAMS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751580432     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.08.047     Document Type: Article

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