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Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol 63, 323-328, Copyright © 1986 by Endocrine Society

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The circadian pattern of melatonin and its positive relationship with progesterone in women

GE Webley and F Leidenberger

To investigate the possible role of melatonin in the regulation of the human menstrual cycle, the circadian pattern of melatonin was determined in the follicular and luteal phases of 10 normal women. Four- hourly sampling was used to derive a melatonin index which described the total exposure to melatonin for 24 h. This sampling procedure adequately represented the circadian melatonin output and demonstrated that pulses of melatonin secretion, inconsistent with a measured half- life of 47 min, did not exist. A significant increase (P less than 0.001) in the melatonin index was found in the luteal phase compared to that in the follicular phase. To investigate the influence of exogenous progestins on the melatonin pattern, repeated 24-h profiles were measured in 8 women taking the 3-phase contraceptive pill. There was a significant increase (P less than 0.01) in the melatonin index associated with an increase in the dose of progestin. These results are consistent with a positive relationship between melatonin and progesterone and suggest that changes in the circadian pattern of melatonin secretion, rising during the luteal phase with a fall before ovulation, may act as a modulator of cyclicity.


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