Integration of pulsatile gonadotropin secretion by timed urinary measurements: an accurate and sensitive 3-hour test.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-1975
Abstract
The integration of pulsatile gonadotropin secretion by the radioimmunoassay of an acetone precipitation from a short-term urine sample was evaluated. FSH and LH excretion over a 3-h period was compared to the mean level of 10 blood samples obtained every 20 min for a similar time period from 71 patients. A highly significant correlation existed between blood and urine results. In addition, the gonadotropin levels obtained from a 3-h sample correlated well with the 24 h excretion of FSH and LH from the same individual. A 3-h urine collection can provide a simple, sensititve, and accurate means of assessing circulating FSH and LH levels.
Volume
40
Issue
5
First Page
783
Last Page
789
ISSN
0021-972X
Published In/Presented At
Kulin, H. E., Bell, P. M., Santen, R. J., & Ferber, A. J. (1975). Integration of pulsatile gonadotropin secretion by timed urinary measurements: an accurate and sensitive 3-hour test. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 40(5), 783–789. https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem-40-5-783
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
1173241
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article