Nocturnal Patterns of Serum Gonadotropins During the Menstrual Cycle
- 1 July 1973
- journal article
- other
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Vol. 37 (1) , 6-10
- https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem-37-1-6
Abstract
In order to evaluate nocturnal patterns of LH and FSH secretion in normal women, samples were drawn from 3 subjects at 20-min intervals during 6 or 7 nights of 2 ovulatory and 1 anovulatory cycles. Circulating gonadotropin patterns were pulsatile in a manner similar to that observed during previous daytime studies. The presence or absence of sleep during the collections did not affect circulating gonadotropin levels, nor was there any difference found between sleep stages and gonadotropin levels during REM and nonREM sleep. The central signal for gonadotropin release in women is not affected by sleep.Keywords
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