VALIDATIONS OF TIME-RESOLVED FLUOROIMMUNOASSAYS FOR URINARY ESTRONE 3-GLUCURONIDE AND PREGNANEDIOL 3-GLUCURONIDE

Competitive time-resolved fluoroimmunoassays (FIAs) were developed for measuring 1,3,5(10)-estratrien-3-ol-17-one glucosiduronate (estrone 3-glucuronide, E(1)3G) and 5 beta-Pregnane-3 alpha,20 alpha-diol 3-glucosiduronate (pregnanediol 3-glucuronide, Pd3G) in unextracted urine. The assays ar e specific, detect 0.98 ng E(1)3G/mL and 0.035 mu g Pd3G/mL, measure 102.8 +/- 2.0% of E(1)3G and 93.6 +/- 2.9% of Pd3G added and exhibit between and within assay coefficients of variation, respectively, of 5.3% and 7.1% for E(1)3G and 6.8% and 7.8% for Pd3G. The urine matrix does not interfere with the assay. Urinary steroid glucuronide profiles measured by these FIAs conform to those of urinary steroid glucuronides and serum estradiol and progesterone measured by other established immunoassays. These FIAs afford the advantages of non-radioisotopic procedures and urine sample collection (convenience, non-invasiveness, integration of pulsatile secretion) to evaluate menstrual function in epidemiological, medical, and athletic populations.