Abstract: Methods for assessing the ovarian reserve of a female subject may include (a) testing the concentration of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in urine samples obtained from the subject, the samples being obtained on at least two different days during a first menstrual cycle in the subject; (b) testing the concentration of FSH in further urine samples, the further samples being obtained on at least two different days during one or more subsequent menstrual cycles in the subject, which days may be the same as, or different from, the days on which samples are obtained in step (a); (c) comparing the FSH test results obtained from the subject with a reference value calculated from a menopausal or non-menopausal control population; and, (d) based at least partly on the comparison, making an assessment of the subject's ovarian reserve

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of detecting a retarded cycle in a human female subject experiencing same, the method comprising the steps of obtaining a sample of body fluid from the subject on each of a plurality of, but not less than three, days; testing each of the plurality of samples to determine the concentration therein of at least one analyte of significance in the ovulatory cycle; comparing a result determined from said testing with a predetermined threshold value; and, if said determined result is different from the threshold value; declaring the cycle, during which the samples were taken, to be a retarded cycle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of assessing the fertility status of a human female subject, the method comprising the steps of: (a) testing the concentration of FSH in each of a plurality of urine samples obtained from the subject, each sample being obtained on a different day of a first menstrual cycle in the subject; (b) testing the concentration of FSH in each of plurality of urine samples, each sample being obtained on a different day in one or more subsequent menstrual cycles in the subjects; (c) comparing the FSH test results obtained from the subject with a reference value from a control population; and, (d) based at least partly on the comparison, making an assessment of the fertility status of the subject.