A method of monitoring the status of a current ovulation cycle of an individual female mammalian (generally human) subject, involving repeated testing of the body fluid concentration of at least one analyte, preferably estrone-3-glucuronide (E3G) of significance in relation to the status of the ovulation cycle, during at least the pre-ovulation phase of the current ovulation cycle of the individual subject, wherein testing for said analyte concentration during the current ovulation cycle conducted at least once during the interval spanning days 1 to 7 inclusive following the onset of menses, to establish a reference concentration value for analyte in the current cycle, and then testing is conducted repeatedly during a plurality of days, preferably commencing at least 5 numerical days in advance of the mean numerical day on which actual ovulation has occurred over one or more previous ovulation cycles in the same individual subject, analyte concentration values obtained during said repeated testing being compared with the reference concentration value to determine whether a concentration change indicative of imminent ovulation is occurring or has occurred since the previous test. The method can be based solely on E3G measurements.
一种监测个体雌性哺乳动物(一般为人类)当前排卵周期状态的方法,包括在个体受试者当前排卵周期的至少排卵前阶段,重复检测至少一种分析物的体液浓度,优选与排卵周期状态有关的重要分析物
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葡萄糖醛酸(E3G),其中在当前排卵周期中,在月经来潮后第1天至第7天(包括第7天)的间隔期间至少检测一次所述分析物浓度、将所述重复检测期间获得的分析物浓度值与参考浓度值进行比较,以确定表明即将排卵的浓度变化是否正在发生或自上次检测以来已经发生。该方法可完全基于 E3G 测量。