Fertility and Sterility, 61(3), 448-454
To establish age-stratified reference values for salivary luteal P levels.
One hundred thirty-six regularly menstruating women (18 to 48 years of age), screened for weight, exercise, and steroid medication use, collected daily saliva samples for one complete menstrual cycle. Luteal P levels were measured by 3H-RIA, and data were aligned by day of next menstrual onset. Means (+/- 1 SD range) and percentiles, calculated using both untransformed and log transformed data, were calculated for each luteal day and for indices of luteal P production.
Reference values for salivary daily luteal P levels and indices of luteal P are presented for three age groups (18 to 24 years, 25 to 39 years, and 40 to 48 years).
The age-stratified reference values presented here can be used, without collateral clinical procedures, to assess salivary luteal P levels. Salivary monitoring is ideally suited for research and long-term clinical observation, but the characteristics of salivary P data may limit the usefulness of these values for individual diagnosis.
Lipson, S. F., & Ellison, P. T. (1994). Reference values for luteal progesterone measured by salivary radioimmunoassay. *Fertility and sterility*, *61*(3), 448-454. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56574-1
Lipson SF, Ellison PT. Reference values for luteal progesterone measured by salivary radioimmunoassay. Fertil Steril. 1994;61(3):448-454. doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56574-1
Lipson, Susan F., and Peter T. Ellison. "Reference values for luteal progesterone measured by salivary radioimmunoassay." *Fertility and sterility*, vol. 61, no. 3, 1994, pp. 448-454.
Adolescent, Adult, Aging/metabolism, Corpus Luteum/metabolism, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Progesterone/metabolism, Radioimmunoassay, Reference Values, Regression Analysis, Saliva/metabolism, Time Factors, Progesterone,