TABLE 2.
Hormones, estrogen/progesterone ratio, and testosterone/SHBG ratio in MC phases.
| Hormone | EF | MF | LF | EL | ML | LL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estrogen (pmol·L−1) | 100 (75.9–116)b,c,d,e,f | 181 (149–262) | 730 (539.5–947.3)a,b,d,f | 386 (302–497) | 599 (454–764) | 395 (209.0–636.0) |
| Prog. (nmol·L−1) | 1.6 (0.9–2.2)e | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) | 2 (1.4–2.6) | 11.3 (4.8–16.9) | 42.5 (31.0–50.0)a,b,c,d,f | 18.2 (5.4–38.0) |
| E/P ratio | 64.1 (41.1–97.6) | 157.2 (94.9–223.8) | 334.9 (287.7–523.6)a,b,d,e,f | 34.2 (19.9–258.4) | 14.4 (11.5–17.4) | 28.4 (16.3–36.8) |
| LH (IU·L−1) | 6.8 (5.4–88) | 9.5 (6.2–10.9) | 20.5 (13.4–37.6)a,b,d,e,f | 11.3 (8.3–14.4) | 8.4 (5.6–12.1) | 5.7 (5.1–5.9) |
| FSH (IU·L−1) | 5.6 (5.2–7.7) | 6.4 (5.7–7.7) | 6.5 (5.0–8.5)d,e,f | 4.5 (3.9–5.0) | 3.4 (2.8–4.0) | 2.3 (1.9–3.5) |
| Testo. (nmol·L−1) | 1.1 (0.84–1.3)b,c,d,e,f | 1.4 (1.07–1.6) | 1.5 (1.23–1.7) | 1.7 (1.4–2.2)a,b,c,e,f | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) |
| SHBG (nmol·L−1) | 66.0 (55.0–96.0) | 62.4 (48.0–90.3) | 63.5 (45.8–88.0) | 72.5 (46.0–91.0) | 70.0 (48.0–94.0) | 75.0 (36.0–95.0)a,b,c,d |
| Testo./SHBG ratio | 1.67 (1.15–2.13)b,c,d,e,f | 2.25 (1.59–2.87) | 2.61 (1.78–3.38)a,b,e,f | 2.43 (1.67–2.98) | 1.82 (1.59–2.5) | 1.85 (1.46–2.79) |
Values are presented as medians and interquartile range.
aSignificantly different from EF.
bSignificantly different from MF.
cSignificantly different from LF.
dSignificantly different from EL.
eSignificantly different from ML.
fSignificantly different from LL.
E/P ratio, estrogen/progesterone ratio; Prog., progesterone; Testo., testosterone.