Contraception
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 188-192 , March 2005

Interpretation of the BBT chart: using the “Gap” technique compared to the Coverline technique

Received 30 August 2004 ,Revised 19 October 2004 ,Accepted 22 October 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2004.10.010

Contraception
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