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THE ROLE OF SALIVARY PROGESTERONE IN STUDIES OF INFERTILE WOMEN
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb01689.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 88, Issue 10, pages 1009–1015, October 1981
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How to Cite
Walker, S., Mustafa, A., Walker, R. F. and Riad-Fahmy, D. (1981), THE ROLE OF SALIVARY PROGESTERONE IN STUDIES OF INFERTILE WOMEN. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 88: 1009–1015. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb01689.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Received January 16, 1981/Accepted April 27, 1981
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Summary
Fifteen women with normal menstrual cycles, dated by accepted criteria, had salivary progesterone concentrations during' the luteal phase of the cycle which were significantly higher than those in the follicular phase. Progesterone concentrations in matched samples of plasma and saliva showed excellent correlation in both normal and infertile women. Salivary progesterone profiles derived from daily sampling of 20 infertile patients not only allowed accurate assessment of ovarian dysfunction but also indicated more effectively than conventional techniques the change in hormonal status following ovulation induction therapy with clomi-phene citrate or bromocriptine.