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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2020 Aug 21;102(5):361–367. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.08.006

Table 3.

LLOQ and MDL for simultaneous analysis of NES and endogenous steroid hormones (n=5).

Analyte LLOQ Measured Concentration at LLOQ MDL
pg/mL pg/col pg/mL CV pg/mL pg/col
Estrone 10 0.9 9 12.5% 3 0.27
Estradiol 10 0.9 11 9.4% 3 0.27
Nestorone® 10 0.9 9 14.6% 4 0.36
Progesterone 10 0.9 9 16.3% 3 0.27

The amount injected is indicated as pg/col. LLOQ, lower limit of quantification; col, column; MDL, method detection limit; CV, coefficient of variation