Characterization of Salivary Progesterone in Female Smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Fluctuations in ovarian hormones have been associated with changes in cigarette smoking behavior, which can be measured through both serum or less invasive salivary procedures. The primary aim of this exploratory study is to characterize the progesterone profiles of salivary progesterone measurements and to compare that with the profiles estimated from a previously measured serum sample.

Aims and methods

Nontreatment-seeking, cigarette smoking women (n = 82; ages 18-45 years) provided daily salivary hormone samples every morning for 14 consecutive days. Time-dependent random effects functions were used to approximate daily salivary progesterone (ng/mL) levels over the course of a standardized menstrual cycle. Serum measures of progesterone from a previous study

SUBMITTER: Baker NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9596998 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature