Interpopulational differences in the concentrations and ratios of salivary and serum progesterone.
Lower concentrations of salivary P in Bolivian women cannot be attributed to lower serum P or cholesterol or to higher cortisol-binding globulin or cortisol (stress) levels than those of the American women. Whether serum or salivary concentrations in the two population groups better reflect availability of P to the tissues is an unresolved question.
Chatterton
Robert T
RT
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. chat@northwestern.edu
Mateo
Esnar T
ET
Lu
David
D
Ling
Felix J-H
FJ
D001838:Bolivia; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000032:analysis*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014481:United States
D011374:Progesterone; D006854:Hydrocortisone