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Citation

Campbell, Benjamin C. & Ellison, Peter T. (1992). Menstrual Variation in Salivary Testosterone among Regularly Cycling Women. Hormone Research, 37, 132-136.

Abstract

To determine menstrual variation in salivary testosterone daily saliva samples were collected from 20 regularly cycling women. Results indicate that the menstrual profile of salivary testosterone for both ovulatory and anovulatory cycles exhibits local peaks during the follicular phase and at midcycle, as well as a luteal trough. However, the testosterone profile for anovulatory cycles exhibited a later midcycle peak than that for ovulatory cycles, as well as significantly higher average testosterone levels. These results extend the observation of a midcycle peak in serum testosterone to saliva and suggest the existence of a follicular peak in unbound testosterone coincident with the early androgen production of a cohort of developing follicles.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000182297

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

1992

Journal Title

Hormone Research

Author(s)

Campbell, Benjamin C.
Ellison, Peter T.