Reproductive Endocrinology Ovarian Hormones

Plasma sex steroid and gonadotrophin patterns in human menstrual cycles

Dodson KS, Coutts JR, MacNaughton MC

Published August 1975 British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00696.x PMID 1180949

Abstract

Sensitive and specific displacement analysis methods for the assay of steroid hormones in small volumes of plasma are described. Plasma sex steroid and gonadotrophin hormone patterns were determined throughout a number of normal menstrual cycles. The mean cycles showed patterns which were similar to those described by other workers. However, examination of individual cycles provided information which may contribute to our understanding of menstrual cycle regulation with particular reference to the pattern of 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone and steroid-gonadotrophin interactions.

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PMID 1180949 1180949 DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00696.x 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00696.x Dodson et al. 1975, Dodson 1975