terpreted as postovulatory luteal phase rather than follicular. Assuming a 2.2 mg/L positive bias with SST, our current laboratory follicular phase progesterone reference range of ,1.6 mg/L could increase to ,3.8 mg/L with SST. We recommend that all progesterone serum samples be collected in plain glass tubes until this SST interference problem is resolved. Our laboratory has notified Roche Dia...

PURPOSE  The primary objective of this study is to determine how the phases of the menstrual cycle influence the results of polysomnography (PSG). METHODS  Twenty-eight adult subjects who reported regular menstrual periods, last menstrual period (LMP) within 26 days of their PSG, no exogenous hormone use, no history of polycystic ovarian syndrome, and who were scheduled for diagnostic PSG at ...

routinely, a bolus of 5.000-10.000 iu human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) is usedfor the final follicular maturation and ovulation as a standard method. hcg has thesame effect of luteinizing hormone (lh) with long half-life. it has the longlutheotrophic effect which increases the risk of ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome(ohss). recently, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (gnrh-a) trigger h...

Introduction: Many previous studies have proved that the anatomical features of cervix can affect the success of artificial insemination. These characteristics differ in sheep breeds. This study aimed to describe the anatomical features of cervix in Zell ewes; the only tailed sheep in Iran. Methods: Eighty nonpregnant and clinically healthy reproductive tracts of adult Zel sheep were collected...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate the expression of many mammalian genes and play key roles in embryonic hair follicle development; however, little is known of their functions in postnatal hair growth. We compared the effects of deleting the essential miRNA biogenesis enzymes Drosha and Dicer in mouse skin epithelial cells at successive postnatal time points. Deletion of either Drosha or Dicer during...

BACKGROUND Mammographic breast density may be greater in the luteal phase (days 15-30) than the follicular phase (days 1-14) of the menstrual cycle; this may have implications for when mammography screening should occur. OBJECTIVE Examine whether percent breast density, breast area, or dense area differ by menstrual phase. METHODS We identified 204 premenopausal women with regular periods w...

This study assessed stressor and menstrual phase effects on psychophysiological and neuroendocrine responses to laboratory stressors in freely cycling women (N=78, ages 18-45). Participants performed counterbalanced stressors [Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) or cold pressor test (CP)] during their follicular and luteal menstrual cycle phases between 1:00 and 3:00p.m. to control for ...

In this study, we focused on the fluctuation of abdominal skin temperature (AST) during sleep as a second marker for determining biphasic menstrual cycle, alongside basal body temperature. The nocturnal AST was measured every 10 min using wearable device mounted wall. With system, time-series data were recorded total 1667, 1035, and 1690 days from seven participants menstrual/follicular, ovulat...

Nodal marginal zone lymphoma is a poorly defined entity in the World Health Organization classification, based largely on criteria of exclusion and the diagnosis often remains subjective. Follicular lymphoma lacking t(14;18) has similar characteristics which results in a major potential diagnostic overlap which this study aims to dissect. Four subgroups of lymphoma samples (n=56) were analyzed ...