Evaluation of ovulation and corpus luteum function using measurements of plasma progesterone

Abraham GE, Maroulis GB, Marshall JR

Evaluation of ovulation and corpus luteum function using measurements of plasma progesterone

J R Marshall, G E Abraham

UCLA Medical Center ROR

Obstetrics and Gynecology, 44(4), 522-525

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Abstract

To develop a practical yet statistically valid means of indicating ovulation and adequacy of corpus luteum function concentrations of plasma progesterone (P) were measured daily during the luteal phase of 30 normal and abnormal menstrual cycles. During a normal cycle any 3 P measurements taken from 11 days before the first day of the following menses (M) to Day M-4 gave a total equal to or greater than 15 ng/ml. An abnormal cycle was considered one in which the total P (for 3 measurements) was less than 15 ng. Individual levels were often at 3 ng/ml in normal cycle and above 3 ng/ml in abnormal cycles indicating that the single P measurement proposed by Israel et. al. would not always be valid.

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Reproductive Endocrinology > Corpus Luteum > Luteal Phase Assessment Diagnostics > Hormone Assays > Progesterone Measurement Infertility > Diagnostics > Ovulation Confirmation

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Abraham, G. E., Maroulis, G. B., & Marshall, J. R. (1974). Evaluation of ovulation and corpus luteum function using measurements of plasma progesterone. *Obstetrics and gynecology*, *44*(4), 522-525.

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Corpus Luteum/physiology, Female, Humans, Luteinizing Hormone/blood, Menstruation, Ovulation, Progesterone/blood, Time Factors, Progesterone, Luteinizing Hormone

Evaluation of ovulation and corpus luteum function using measurements of plasma progesterone

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