Single luteal phase serum progesterone assay as an indicator of ovulation
R Israel, DR Mishell Jr, SC Stone…�- American journal of�…, 1972 - Elsevier
The availability of a rapid, accurate serum progesterone assay would alleviate many of the
problems of patient inconvenience and discomfort encountered with the classical methods of
ovulation detection. With the use of a competitive protein binding technique, by which a
single technician can assay 30 or more samples for serum progesterone in one day, a range
of daily follicular and luteal phase values was ascertained in a group of normally
menstruating women. After a normal luteal phase range was established, single luteal�…
problems of patient inconvenience and discomfort encountered with the classical methods of
ovulation detection. With the use of a competitive protein binding technique, by which a
single technician can assay 30 or more samples for serum progesterone in one day, a range
of daily follicular and luteal phase values was ascertained in a group of normally
menstruating women. After a normal luteal phase range was established, single luteal�…