A pilot study comparing the DuoFertility®monitor with ultrasound in infertile women

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 657-662

  Rollason, Jennie C B ^a   Outtrim, Joanne G ^a   Mathur, Raj S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertility monitor; Infertility; Ovulation; Ultrasound scan; Urinary luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC MONITORING DEVICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVULATION DETECTION; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 84904419508     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S59080     Document Type: Article

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