Table 3 Summary of serum hormone levels for control and long COVID groups at three stages of the menstrual cycle
From: The potential bidirectional relationship between long COVID and menstruation
Estradiol (pmol/L), mean (range) | Progesterone (nmol/L), mean (range) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage of cycle | Control | COVID recovered | Long COVID | Control | COVID recovered | Long COVID |
Menstrual | 145.4 (20.0–548.0) | 180.3 (89.5–279.9) | 346.0 (20.0–2789.0) | 1.1 (0.2–3.4) | 3.3 (0.6–15.0) | 0.8 (0.2–3.9) |
Proliferative | 403.8 (88.0–1331.0) | 599.1 (314.0–1064.0) | 578.7 (20.0–1706.0) | 4.1 (0.2–24.6) | 2.3 (0.7–11.8) | 1.9 (0.2–6.8) |
Secretory | 520.8 (249.0–1226.0) | 507.3 (145.6–1155.0) | 411.5 (20.0–676.7) | 37.9 (13.4–68.2) | 46.4 (3.5–85.7) | 33.5 (13.2–44.5) |
