Open AccessUrinary Unconjugated Cortisol in Normally Menstruating Women and During Estrogen–Gestagen Treatment
Author(s) -
Felding Christine,
Mikkelsen Anne Lis,
Birch Carsten D.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348609158384
Subject(s) - medicine , luteal phase , endocrinology , estrogen , excretion , menstrual cycle , urinary system , creatinine , physiology , hormone
Changes in 24‐hour excretion of unconjugated urinary cortisol and creatinine clearance were determined in 9 normally menstruating women and in 9 women undergoing estrogen–gestagen treatment on 3 consecutive days. A correlation between the cortisol excretion and the creatinine clearance was found only in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. the cortisol excretion increased neither during the menstrual cycle nor during the estrogen–gestagen treatment. A marked intra‐individual variation in the excretion of unconjugated urinary cortisol was demonstrated in both groups.