Characterization of Salivary Progesterone in Female Smokers.
Nathaniel L BakerViswanathan RamakrishnanKevin M GrayMatthew J CarpenterErin A McClureRachel L TomkoMichael E SaladinPublished in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2022)
Measuring progesterone level variation across the menstrual cycle via saliva samples has several benefits relative to serum sampling methods in that they are easily obtained, noninvasive, and low-cost. Inter- and intra-individual variation in measurements may be greater than those in serum measurements. However, the functional form of the salivary progesterone profile is isomorphic to serum progesterone.