Table 2 Serum hormone levels and bacterial smear numbers in fertile women at day 21 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 | 318 | 52 | 5.9 | 2.2 | -- | 3000000 |
2 | 656 | 46 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 25000000 | 79000 |
3 | 272 | 12 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 83000 | 90000 |
4 | 248 | 35 | 4.9 | 4.6 | -- | 4000000 |
5 | 499 | 52 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 26000000 | 1800000 |
6 | 253 | 18 | 3.1 | < 1.0 | 400 | 31000 |
7 | 374 | 3 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 40000000 | 120000 |
8 | 274 | 14 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -- | 4800000 |
9 | 158 | < 3 | 11.9 | 20.2 | 22000000 | 620000 |
10 | 389 | 21 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 8700000 | 35000 |
11 | 635 | 31 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3000000 | 5500 |
12 | Â | Â | Â | Â | -- | -- |
13 | 221 | 18 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 55000 | 1800 |
14 | 705 | 8 | 25.2 | 19.8 | 710000 | 1700000 |
15 | 326 | 35 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 17000 | 510000 |
16 | Â | Â | 4.1 | 3.1 | 150000 | 2200 |
17 | 164 | 15 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1200 | 380000 |
18 | 607 | 48 | 5.0 | 8.4 | -- | 21000 |
19 | 568 | 70 | 3.1 | 3.0 | -- | -- |
20 | 1248 | 5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | -- | 3100 |