Detecting pre-ovulatory luteinizing hormone surges in urine |
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Authors: | Kesner JS; Knecht EA; Krieg EF Jr; Wilcox AJ; O'Connor JF |
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Institution: | Experimental Toxicology Branch, Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Science, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA. |
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Abstract: | The study objectives were to determine (i) if pre-ovulatory luteinizing
hormone (LH) surges, undetected in urine by two immunoradiometric assays
(IRMA), were detectable by an ultrasensitive immunofluorometric assay
(IFMA) and (ii) the influence of creatinine adjustment on the detection and
timing of the urinary LH surges. Daily urine specimens were contributed by
healthy 25-36 year old volunteers during 14 ovulatory menstrual cycles for
an epidemiological study conducted in 1983-1985. Specimens were selected as
having been previously assayed by two IRMA without consistently detecting
LH surges. These urine specimens were remeasured using an IFMA and adjusted
for creatinine concentration. IFMA measurements revealed unambiguous LH
surges in all cycles. Adjusting IRMA urinary LH values for creatinine
concentrations revealed previously undetected LH surges in four of eight
cycles. Creatinine adjustment also altered the timing of IRMA and IFMA LH
surges by 1-5 days. These results demonstrate an IFMA that detects pre-
ovulatory LH surges in unpreserved, frozen urine from cycles where such
surges were previously undetectable. Further, creatinine adjustment can
markedly affect detection and timing of the onset and peak of the urinary
LH surge. While our analysis suggests that this adjustment improves the
validity of the LH measure, this requires further investigation.
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