title: Determination of urinary luteinizing hormone for prediction of ovulation.
abstract: Detection of the approximate time of ovulation is important in the in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer programs in order to avoid a possible early surge of luteinizing hormone (LH) before human chorionic gonadotropin administration in the induction of ovulation and for timing of artificial insemination. In the present study correlation between the detection of LH in urine and serum levels (mean +/- SEM) of estradiol greater than 557 +/- 118 pg/ml, progesterone less than 1.9 +/- 0.37 ng/ml and leading follicle diameter greater than 26.2 +/- 1.3 mm (mean +/- SEM) was found. Thus, the prediction of ovulation via detection of urinary LH in urine by a dipstick procedure is a good semiquantitative method, accurate enough, reliable, cheap and acceptable by the women.
authors.affiliation: Serlin Maternity Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yogev
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gottreich
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rotem
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yavetz
authors.forename: Z T
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Homonnai
mesh_terms: D002996:Clomiphene / Q000494:pharmacology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine*; D010061:Ovulation Detection / Q000379:methods*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D002996:Clomiphene; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone