Normal Progesterone Levels
Question
What are normal progesterone levels at 5, 6, and 7 days post ovulation?
Answer
Last Updated: July 24, 2013
The mean progesterone level for day 5 post ovulation is 14.4 ng/ml, with a standard deviation of 4.7. For day 7, the mean is 15.7 ng/ml, with a standard deviation of 5.7, if the labs are done at the National Hormone Laboratory. This may vary at different labs.
Dr. Lynn Keeenan
Dr. Lynn Keeenan
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Lynn Keenan, MD
Lynn Keenan, MD, Immediate Past President of the CANFP Executive Board, is a Clinical Professor at the UCSF/Fresno Internal Medicine Residency Program (now retired), Board Certified in Sleep and Internal Medicine, and Vice President of the International Institute for Restorative Reproductive Medicine. She earned her BSN at UCLA, her MD at Temple University School of Medicine, and completed her Residency in Internal Medicine at UCSF/Fresno. Dr. Keenan served on the Executive Board of CANFP since 2004, as President of CANFP since 2010, and graciously agreed to continue her service to CANFP on the Advisory Board at the beginning of 2019, upon her retirement from the Executive Board of CANFP
