Plasma sex steroid and gonadotropin levels in control and silastic vaginal medroxyprogesterone acetate-impregnated ring cycles.
Fertil Steril
; 27(7): 773-9, 1976 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
The concentrations of sex steroid hormones in plasma were determined daily in 14 young adult women, during both a control cycle and a treatment cycle. During the latter a Silastic ring into which 100 or 200 mg of medroxyprogesterone acetate (Provera) had been incorporated was worn intravaginally. During the treatment cycles, plasma levels of estradiol, progesterone, and 17-hydroxyprogesterone remained within the range observed during the early follicular phase. Testosterone and androstenedione levels did not show any cyclic variation during the treatment cycle; however, the mean levels were decreased by about 25% compared with the over-all plasma levels of the control cycle, whereas dehydroepiandrosterone levels were decreased by about 15%. It is concluded that these Provera-containing Silastic intravaginal rings inhibit ovulation and decrease androgen secretion by the ovaries significantly.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Hormonas Esteroides Gonadales
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Elastómeros de Silicona
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Vagina
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Anticonceptivos Femeninos
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Gonadotropinas
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Medroxiprogesterona
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Año:
1976
Tipo del documento:
Article