A factor analysis approach to examining relationships among ovarian steroid concentrations, gonadotrophin concentrations and menstrual cycle length characteristics in healthy, cycling women

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 801-811

  Barrett, E S ^a   Thune, I ^b,c   Lipson, S F ^d   Furberg, A S ^b   Ellison, P T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

estradiol; gonadotrophin; menstrual cycle length; ovarian function; progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYCLING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORWAY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

EID: 84874310692     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des429     Document Type: Article

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