CERVICAL MUCUS AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE FERTILE PHASE OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE

CERVICAL MUCUS AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE FERTILE PHASE OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE

Summary Nine healthy fertile women were studied during 29 menstrual cycles. A cervical mucus grading system, assessed by the patient and used in conjunction with basal body temperature, was correlated with plasma levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), oestradiol and plasma progesterone. The results sho...

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Veröffentlicht in:BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 1976-08, Vol.83 (8), p.656-659
Hauptverfasser: Flynn, Anna M., Lynch, S. S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Body Temperature
Cervix Mucus - analysis
Estradiol - blood
Female
Fertility
Humans
Luteinizing Hormone - blood
Menstruation
Progesterone - blood
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Summary Nine healthy fertile women were studied during 29 menstrual cycles. A cervical mucus grading system, assessed by the patient and used in conjunction with basal body temperature, was correlated with plasma levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), oestradiol and plasma progesterone. The results show that a patient can be taught to predict the time of ovulation by observing the changes in the cervical mucus.
ISSN:1470-0328
0306-5456
1471-0528
DOI:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00906.x