The utility of menstrual cycle length as an indicator of cumulative hormonal exposure

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Mumford, Sunni L ^a   Steiner, Anne Z ^b   Pollack, Anna Z ^a   Perkins, Neil J ^a   Filiberto, Amanda C ^a   Albert, Paul S ^a   Mattison, Donald R ^a   Wactawski Wende, Jean ^c   Schisterman, Enrique F ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOVULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867257916     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-1350     Document Type: Article

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