Jefferson County Department of Health, the Children's Hospital, Birmingham, AL 35226, USA.
Institute for Natural Family Planning, College of Nursing, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 Sep 28;59(10):1743. doi: 10.3390/medicina59101743.
The fertility tracking of menstrual cycles during perimenopause with a quantitative hormone monitor is a novel undertaking. Women in regular menstrual cycles have been tracking their fertility using different biomarkers since the 1960's. Presently, there are newer electronic hormonal devices used to track fertility that provide more exact and objective data to help delineate the fertile time frame of a woman's cycle. These devices measure quantitative levels of estrogen, the luteinizing hormone, progesterone, and follicle-stimulating hormone, all of which occur at varying levels during the menstrual cycle. As women advance toward menopause, their cycles vary in length, and their hormones fluctuate. In this retrospective analysis, forty-two women aged 40 to 50 tracked their cycles over time, and eight of these forty-two women used the quantitative hormonal device. With the use of this device, the perimenopausal period has revealed distinct hormonal cycle characteristics that are unique to this group of women. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss these cycle's characteristics during perimenopause, which were found with the use of the quantitative hormonal device.
围绝经期通过定量激素监测进行月经周期的生育跟踪是一项新颖的尝试。自 20 世纪 60 年代以来，处于规律月经周期的女性一直在使用不同的生物标志物来跟踪生育能力。目前，有更新的电子激素设备用于跟踪生育能力，这些设备提供更准确和客观的数据，以帮助描绘女性周期的可育时间框架。这些设备测量雌激素、促黄体生成素、孕酮和卵泡刺激素的定量水平，所有这些激素在月经周期中都以不同的水平发生。随着女性接近绝经期，她们的周期长度会发生变化，激素水平也会波动。在这项回顾性分析中，42 名年龄在 40 至 50 岁的女性随着时间的推移跟踪她们的周期，其中 42 名女性中有 8 名使用了定量激素设备。使用这种设备，绝经过渡期显示出独特的激素周期特征，这些特征是这群女性所特有的。本文旨在讨论使用定量激素设备发现的围绝经期的这些周期特征。
