Table 1 Serum hormone levels and bacterial smear numbers in fertile women at day 7 of the menstrual cycle
From: The Lactobacillus flora in vagina and rectum of fertile and postmenopausal healthy Swedish women
Subject No. | Oestradiol (E2) (pmol/L) | Progesterone (nmol/L) | FSH (IU/L) | LH (IU/L) | Vaginal smear (CFU/g) | Rectal smear (CFU/g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 689 | 3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | -- | 180 |
2 | 737 | < 3 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 1600000 | 840000 |
3 | 653 | 5 | 18.2 | 24.7 | 98000 | 950000 |
4 | 138 | < 3 | 9.5 | 5.6 | -- | 3200000 |
5 | 310 | 3 | 8.5 | 4.4 | 180000000 | 230000 |
6 | 238 | < 3 | 7.2 | 3.5 | -- | 850000 |
7 | 1053 | 3 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 4200000 | 350000 |
8 | 240 | 3 | 6.2 | 3.5 | -- | 2800000 |
9 | 166 | < 3 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 3000000 | 190000 |
10 | 282 | < 3 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 5700000 | 38000 |
11 | 520 | < 3 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 7200000 | 280000 |
12 | Â | Â | Â | Â | -- | 130000 |
13 | 1111 | 3 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 3600000 | 1600000 |
14 | < 125 | 3 | 51.2 | 12.9 | 420000 | 1200000 |
15 | 253 | 3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | -- | -- |
16 | 929 | 4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 150000 | 4300 |
17 | 598 | < 3 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 83000 | 180000 |
18 | 328 | 6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | -- | -- |
19 | 150 | 3 | 8.9 | 9.5 | -- | 19000000 |
20 | 189 | 3 | 52.7 | 19.8 | -- | -- |