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Table 3 Salivary steroid concentrations in postpartum women and percentage of samples that yielded detectable concentrations

From: Steroid concentrations in antepartum and postpartum saliva: normative values in women and correlations with serum

 

Estradiol

Estriol

Progesterone

Testosterone

Cortisol

DHEA

 

(pmol/L)

(nmol/L)

(nmol/L)

(pmol/L)

(nmol/L)

(nmol/L)

Median:

8

ND

0.07

151

3.38

0.39

Mode:

ND

ND

ND

ND

1.57

0.68

Range:

ND - 28

ND - 0.08

ND - 0.22

ND - 418*

1.57 - 13.47

0.07 - 1.54*

%

81

2

60

81

100

100

  1. ND = not detectable; % = percentage of samples that yielded concentrations falling above the detection limit (LOD) of the assay.
  2. * = outlier removed, > 550 pmol (T) or > 3.50 nmol (DHEA).
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Biology of Sex Differences

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