The utility of a home urinary LH immunoassay in timing the postcoital test.

Abstract

To evaluate whether a urinary LH immunoassay improves timing of the postcoital test compared to traditional timing methods in normally ovulating women. Subjects included 37 infertile couples evaluated in a tertiary care setting. A randomized, prospective trial was performed of two methods of postcoital test timing: urinary LH assay or the traditional timing by cycle-averaging and/or review of basal body temperature graphs. Similar serum estradiol, progesterone, LH, number of motile sperm per high-power field, cervical mucus scores, and postcoital test scores were identified in both groups. Urinary LH immunoassays do not appear to improve timing of the postcoital test as compared with traditional timing methods.