Meyers, M.; Fehring, R.J.; Schneider, M. Case Reports from Women Using a Quantitative Hormone Monitor to Track the Perimenopause Transition. Medicina2023, 59, 1743.
Meyers, M.; Fehring, R.J.; Schneider, M. Case Reports from Women Using a Quantitative Hormone Monitor to Track the Perimenopause Transition. Medicina 2023, 59, 1743.
Meyers, M.; Fehring, R.J.; Schneider, M. Case Reports from Women Using a Quantitative Hormone Monitor to Track the Perimenopause Transition. Medicina2023, 59, 1743.
Meyers, M.; Fehring, R.J.; Schneider, M. Case Reports from Women Using a Quantitative Hormone Monitor to Track the Perimenopause Transition. Medicina 2023, 59, 1743.
Abstract
Abstract:
Fertility tracking of menstrual cycles during perimenopause with a quantitative hormone monitor is a novel undertaking. Women in regular menstrual cycles have been tracking their fertility using different biomarkers since the 1960’s [1]. Presently, there are newer electronic hormonal devices used to track fertility that provide more exact and objective data to help delineate the fertile time frame of a woman’s cycle. These devices measure quantitative levels of estrogen, luteinizing hormone, progesterone, and follicle stimulating hormone, all of which occur at varying levels during the menstrual cycle. As women advance toward menopause, their cycles vary in length and their hormones fluctuate [2]. In this retrospective analysis, forty-two women aged 40 to 50 tracked their cycles over time and eight of the forty-two women used the quantitative hormonal device. With the use of this device, the perimenopausal period has revealed distinct hormonal cycle characteristics unique to this group of women. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss those cycle characteristics during perimenopause that were found with the use of the quantitative hormonal device.
Keywords
hormonal monitoring devices; natural family planning; fertility; menstrual cycles, perimenopause
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Biology and Biotechnology
Copyright:
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