TABLE 2.
Mean serum estradiol and progesterone levels by age-sex category at 3 interval time points, including pretransplantation, 1 mo posttransplantation, and 6 mo posttransplantation
| Women ≤50 ya (N = 12) | Women >50 y (N = 10) | Men ≤50 y (N = 18) | Men >50 y (N = 26) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estradiol, pg/mL, mean (SD) | ||||
| Baseline | 29.61 (14.76) | 22.70 (21.80) | 39.75 (10.76) | 31.76 (16.07) |
| 1 mo | 75.88 (50.22) | 24.64 (27.45) | 26.51 (11.44) | 24.57 (14.77) |
| 6 mo | 57.57 (35.51) | 14.29 (5.44) | 37.67 (14.83) | 32.06 (11.28) |
| Progesterone, ng/mL, mean (SD) | ||||
| Baseline | 0.90 (1.09) | 0.55 (0.38) | 0.62 (0.40) | 0.48 (0.42) |
| 1 mo | 2.18 (3.20) | 0.22 (0.10) | 0.22 (0.06) | 0.22 (0.07) |
| 6 mo | 1.89 (2.90) | 0.18 (0.06) | 0.24 (0.09) | 0.23 (0.10) |
aTwo premenopausal women were on systemic hormonal contraceptive medication (oral contraceptive pill or depot shot); others had copper or hormonal intrauterine devices, which have no hormone or far lower concentrations of progestin, respectively, compared with systemic options.