Validation of a rapid alkaline hematin technique to measure menstrual blood loss on feminine towels containing superabsorbent polymers

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 394-398

  Magnay, Julia L ^a   Schönicke, Gerrit ^b   Nevatte, Tracy M ^a   O'Brien, Shaughn ^a   Junge, Wolfgang ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LKF Laboratorium für Klinische Forschung GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heavy menstrual bleeding; menstrual blood loss; semiautomated alkaline hematin; superabsorbent polymer granules; ultrathin sanitary towels

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ALKALINE HEMATIN TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; LABORATORY TEST; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LINEAR SYSTEM; MENSTRUAL BLOOD; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SANITARY PAD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ABSORPTION; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEMIN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LINEAR MODELS; MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS; MENSTRUATION; POLYMERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960635100     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.096     Document Type: Article

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