Table 5.
Hormone concentrations by menstrual cycle phase.
| Non-OC (n=22)a | OC (n=24)b | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early-Follicular Phase | |||
| Estradiol (pg/ml) | 67 (22-110) | 40 (18-81) | 0.001 |
| Progesterone (ng/ml) | 0.05 (0.04-0.13) | 0.04 (0.03-0.23) | NS |
| Relaxin (pg/ml) | 24 (8-74) | 22 (10-67) | NS |
| Ovulatory Phase | |||
| Estradiol (pg/ml) | 121 (60-330) | 33 (13-109) | <0.001 |
| Progesterone (ng/ml) | 0.32 (0.03-12.26) | 0.04 (0.01-0.32) | <0.001 |
| Relaxin (pg/ml) | 22 (20-47) | 22 (7-67) | NS |
| Mid-Luteal Phase | |||
| Estradiol (pg/ml) | 148 (60-298) | 29 (15-67) | <0.001 |
| Progesterone (ng/ml) | 1.04 (0.03-12.21) | 0.04 (0.03-0.42) | <0.001 |
| Relaxin (pg/ml) | 27 (11-90) | 24 (8-60) | NS |
a
3 participants did not ovulate and were excluded from all analyses.
b
1 participant did not have complete data from all analyses. All data were log-normal distributed, therefore data are presented as geometric means (95% CI).