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Descriptor
English
:
Fertile Period
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Periodo Fértil
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Período Fértil
Tree Number:
G08.686.605.154
Definition
English
:
The period in the
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
that is optimal for
FERTILIZATION
of the OVUM and yielding
PREGNANCY
. The duration of
fertile period
depends on the life span of male GAMETES within the
female
reproductive tract and the time of
OVULATION
. It usually begins a few days before
ovulation
and ends on the day of
ovulation.
See Related
English
:
Natural Family Planning Methods
History Note
English
:
2005; use MENSTRUATION 1980-2004
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
DE
drug effects
EH
ethnology
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
PH
physiology
PX
psychology
RE
radiation effects
UR
urine
Record Number:
38860
Unique Identifier:
D046910
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