Abstract
Progesterone was assayed in samples of saliva collected daily throughout the menstrual cycle and correlated with corresponding daily concentrations of pregnanediol-3α-glucuronide in early morning urine. Ovarian follicular growth was monitored on a daily basis with a real-time sector scanner. The concentrations of salivary progesterone shows a specific pattern with a mid-cycle rise and a peak in the luteal phase. The mean concentration in the follicular phase, as determined, was 40.4 pmol/l (range 15.3–110.7 pmol/l). It increased in the peri-ovulatory period to a peak of 201.1 pmol/l (range 46.4–289.8 pmol/l) 6 days following follicular rupture.
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