Pilot Evaluation of a New Urine Progesterone Test to Confirm Ovulation in Women Using a Fertility Monitor

Background: Progesterone rises ~24–36 h after ovulation. Past studies using ultrasound-confirmed ovulation have shown that three consecutive tests with a threshold of 5μg/mL of urine progesterone (pregnanediol-3-glucuronide, PDG), taken after the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge, confirmed ovulation w...

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Main Authors: Thomas P. Bouchard, Richard J. Fehring, Mary Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00184/full