ACTH-cortisol activity during the 17beta-estradiol and LH preovulatory surges of the menstrual cycle.
OBJECTIVES: A strong positive coupling has been already documented between the adrenocortical axis and the gonadal axis at the time of the initiation of the preovulatory LH surge of the menstrual cycle in the human. The LH preovulatory surge starts in the morning at the time of the acrophase (maximal plasma cortisol values) of the corti.....
