Table 1. Plasma concentrations, ovarian secretion rates, and total production rates of estradiol, E1, and progesterone during the various phases of the menstrual cycle.
Steroid Early follicular Late follicular
  Plasma concentration (pg/mL) Secretion rate (mg/day) Production rate (mg/day) Plasma concentration (pg/mL) Secretion rate (mg/day) Production rate (mg/day)
Estradiol 60 0.07 0.08 330-700 0.4-0.8 0.44-0.94
E1 50 0.08 0.11 150-300 0.25-0.5 0.33-0.66
Progesterone       0.39-1.30    

Modified from Stanczyk et al. (2013)