Urinary Reproductive Hormone Level Differences Between African American and Caucasian Women of Reproductive Age

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• Personal Author:
  Kesner JS ; Knecht EA ; Krieg EF Jr. ; LeMasters GK ; Lockey, James E. ; Reutman SR ; Shukla R
• Description:
  To compare urinary levels of reproductive hormones in African American and Caucasian women. Cross-sectional study. Ten United States Air Force (USAF) bases. African American (n = 33) and Caucasian (n = 65) women of reproductive age from a larger study of USAF women (n = 170). None. Urinary endocrine end points: follicular luteinizing hormone (LH), preovulatory LH, level of LH surge peak, early follicular follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), follicular LH:FSH ratio, midluteal FSH, FSH rise before menses, early follicular estrone 3-glucuronide (E(1)3G), midfollicular E(1)3G, periovulatory E(1)3G peak, midluteal E(1)3G, early follicular pregnanediol 3-glucuronide (Pd3G), follicular Pd3G, rate of periovulatory Pd3G increase, E(1)3G:Pd3G on the day of luteal transition, slope of E(1)3G:Pd3G, and midluteal Pd3G. Relative to Caucasians, African American women had significantly lower follicular phase LH:FSH ratios (mean +/- SD: 0.7 +/- 0.4 vs. 1.0 +/- 0.6), lower follicular phase Pd3G levels (1.0 +/- 0.5 vs. 1.2 +/- 0.8 microg/mg creatinine), and lower rates of periovulatory Pd3G increase (0.5 +/- 0.7 vs. 1.0 +/- 1.2 microg/mg creatinine). Findings of this analysis should be considered preliminary evidence of racial differences in hormone levels. Future studies are needed to determine whether these differences have clinical significance. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Endocrine System
  • Epidemiology
  • Estrogens
  • Occupational Health
  • Race Factors
  • Safety
  • Urine
  • Urogenital System
• Keywords:
  • Urinalysis
  • Urine-chemistry
  • Endocrine-system
  • Reproductive-system
  • Hormones
  • Hormone-activity
  • Racial-factors
  • Military-personnel
  • Estrogenic-hormones
  • Epidemiology
  More +
• ISSN:
  0015-0282
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  383-391
• Volume:
  78
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022421
• Citation:
  Fertil Steril 2002 Aug; 78(2):383-391
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan Reutman, 104 Park Avenue, Elsmere, KY 41018
• Email:
  ereutman@hotmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Fertility and Pregnancy Abnormalities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Fertility and Sterility
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199210/cdc_199210_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 113.34 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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