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Abstract
Sixty basal body temperature (BBT) charts were reviewed by three reproductive endocrinologists in an attempt retrospectively to predict the urinary luteinizing hormone (LH) surge. LH surges had been previously detected in all cycles with the use of a commercially available monoclonal antibody kit, Ovustick (Monoclonal Antibodies, Inc., Mountain View, CA). Surges were correctly predicted to the day (day 0) 18.3% to 30.0% of the time, to within 1 day on either side of day 0 56.7% to 70.0% of the time, to within 2 days 83.3% to 98.3% of the time, and to within 3 days 96.7% to 98.3% of the time. The BBT remains an inaccurate predictor of the day of the LH surge but does provide a reasonably accurate guide to the 2- to 3-day period on either side of the surge.Entities:
Keywords: Artificial Insemination; Biology; Body Temperature; Clinical Research; Contraception; Endocrine System; Examinations And Diagnoses; Family Planning; Family Planning, Behavioral Methods; Gonadotropins; Gonadotropins, Pituitary; Hormones; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Laboratory Procedures; Luteinizing Hormone; Natural Family Planning; Ovulation Detection; Physiology; Reproduction; Reproductive Technologies; Research Methodology; Sympto-thermal Method
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Year: 1986 PMID： 3949032 DOI： 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)49212-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fertil Steril ISSN： 0015-0282 Impact factor: 7.329