Methods and kit for endometriosis diagnosis

摘要

An endometriosis diagnostic in which a biological sample of a female mammal having had a menstrual cycle within 90 days of the biological sample having been obtained from the female mammal is subjected to an in vitro diagnostic procedure in which the biological sample is contacted with an apatite compound for an effective time to provide a responsive visual appearance. Based on the visual appearance, a determination is made whether the female mammal has endometriosis.

主权项

1. An endometriosis screening method, comprising:
contacting in vitro saliva with an apatite compound for an effective time to provide a responsive visual appearance, wherein the saliva is from a female mammal that experienced an ovulatory menstrual cycle within a period of 90 days leading up to a date on which the saliva was obtained, and further wherein the date on which the saliva was obtained within the 90-day period was not 24 to 36 hours before the female mammal experienced a luteinizing hormone surge consistent with ovulation; and observing the responsive visual appearance and providing a screening result as to whether the female mammal has endometriosis based on the responsive visual appearance, wherein the screening result is that the female mammal does not have endometriosis if the responsive visual appearance is clear and non-cloudy to an unaided human eye, and wherein the screening result is that the female mammal has endometriosis if the responsive visual appearance is cloudy to the unaided human eye.