Direct measurement of pregnanediol 3-glucuronide (PDG) in dried urine spots by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to detect ovulation

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BACKGROUND: Non-invasive self-testing using an objective chemical method to detect ovulation is valuable for women planning conception, practising contraception or undergoing infertility investigations or treatment.

METHODS: Based on luteal phase secretion of progesterone (P4) and excretion of its major metabolite, pregnanediol glucuronide (PDG), we developed a novel direct liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS) method to measure PDG and other steroid glucuronides in urine and in dried urine spots (DUS) without deconjugation or derivatization. Urine PDG by LCMS and immunoassay (P3G) and P4 by immunoassay with and without adjustment for creatinine were evaluated in daily first void urine samples from 10 women through a single menstrual cycle in which ovulation was confirmed by serial transvaginal ultrasound.

RESULTS: Urine PDG with and without creatinine adjustment was stable during the follicular phase with the expected striking rise in the luteal phase peaking at 5 days after ovulation. Using a single spot urine sample (100 μL) or a DUS (<20 μL urine) and an optimal threshold to distinguish pre- from post-ovulatory samples, in ROC analysis urine PDG adjusted for creatinine accurately identified ovulation in 92 % of samples was comparable with P3G immunoassay and superior to urine P4 with or without adjustment for creatinine. Extending the analysis to two or three consecutive daily samples reduced the false negative rate from 8% to 2.6 % for two and 1.9 % for three urine samples.

CONCLUSIONS: This method holds promise as a non-invasive self-test method for women to determine by an objective chemical method their ovulatory status.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:211

Enthalten in:

The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 211(2021) vom: 01. Juli, Seite 105900

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Handelsman, David J [VerfasserIn]
Nimmagadda, Rama [VerfasserIn]
Desai, Reena [VerfasserIn]
Handelsman, Timothy D [VerfasserIn]
Whittle, Belinda [VerfasserIn]
Skorupskaite, Karolina [VerfasserIn]
Anderson, Richard A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1852-49-9
Biomarkers
Female
Fertility
Human
JR3JD1Y22C
Journal Article
Ovulation
Pregnanediol
Pregnanediol glucuronide
Pregnanediol-3 alpha-glucuronide
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Urine

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Date Completed 30.08.2021

Date Revised 11.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jsbmb.2021.105900

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324273576