Harracksingh C, Benjamin F, Deutsch S, Seltzer V L
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queens Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
Int J Fertil. 1992 Mar-Apr;37(2):123-7.
A comparison was made of the ACTH stimulation test in the proliferative and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle in 13 subjects, each of whom served as her own control. The test yielded a 53.9% false-positive rate in the luteal phase. The study, therefore, clearly shows that from a practical, clinical point of view, the test is completely unreliable in the luteal phase, and is only valid when carried out in the follicular phase of the cycle.
对13名受试者在月经周期的增殖期和黄体期进行促肾上腺皮质激素（ACTH）刺激试验，并让每位受试者自身作为对照。该试验在黄体期产生了53.9%的假阳性率。因此，这项研究清楚地表明，从实际临床角度来看，该试验在黄体期完全不可靠，仅在月经周期的卵泡期进行时才有效。
