Ali Abbara, Sophie Adams, Maria Phylactou, Chioma Izzi-Engbeaya, Edouard G Mills, Layla Thurston, Kanyada Koysombat, Simon Hanassab, Thomas Heinis, Tricia M-M Tan, Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova, Alexander N Comninos, Margaritis Voliotis, Waljit S Dhillo
OBJECTIVE: To quantify how representative a single measure of reproductive hormone is of the daily hormonal profile using data from detailed hormonal sampling in the saline placebo-treated arm conducted over several hours. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of data from previous interventional research studies evaluating reproductive hormones. SUBJECTS: Overall, 266 individuals including healthy men and women (n=142), and those with reproductive disorders/states (n=124) [11 with functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea (FHA), 6 with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), 62 women and 32 men with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), and 13 post-menopausal women] were included in the analysis...
November 15, 2023: Fertility and Sterility