Table 5.
Methodology | Identification of Subphase | |||||||
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Menses | Early Follicular | Mid-Follicular | Late Follicular | Ovulation | Early Luteal | Mid-Luteal | Late Luteal | |
Option #1: Sonography | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Option #2: Self-Report of Onset of Menses, Urinary LH Testing, and Sex Hormone Measurement | P | P | R | R | P | P | R | R |
Option #3: Self-Report of Onset of Menses and Sex Hormone Measurement | P | P | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Option #4: Self-Report of Onset of Menses and Urinary LH Testing | P | P | ? | ? | P | P | ? | ? |
Option #5: Self-Report of Onset of Menses and Basal-Body Temperature | P | P | ? | ? | R | P | ? | ? |
Option #6: Self-Report of Onset of Menses | P | P | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Key: P = Accurate Prospective identification, R = Accurate Retrospective identification, ? = Questionable identification, - = Identification not possible