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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Post-coital contraceptive and uterotrophic effects of luteinizing hormone

releasing hormone.

AUTHORS

Corbin A; Beattie CW

SOURCE

Endocrine Research Communications 2(6-7): 445-458. 1975.

ABSTRACT

A study demonstrated that luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LRH ) when administered subcutaneously (sc) or

orally (po) to female rats can interfere with pregnancy and that the hormone posseses extrapituitary activity.

Pregnancy was inhibited 100% when daily sc doses of 1000 mcg/rat were given from Days 1 to 7. LRH effectively

intercepted and terminated pregnancy in 100% of rats delivered from Days 7 to 12 of pregnancy at a daily dose of

1000 mcg/rat sc or po. When rabbits were administered LRH from Days 1 to 6 at a total dose of 1000 mcg/kg sc, and

80% inhibition was noted. Uterotrophic studies revealed that LRH, when administered sc to intact immature mice,

produced a dose-related increase in uterine and ovarian weight and initiates vaginal opening. A dose-related

increase in uterine weight as produced by the hypothalamic hormone was exhibited in ovariectomized mice and

hypophysectomized rats. Data demonstrate that LRH has an extrapituitary and antipregnancy postcoital effect.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 3083-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Post-coital contraceptive and uterotrophic effects of

luteinizing hormone releasing hormone.", is(are) Corbin A; Beattie CW. The source of this article is "Endocrine

Research Communications 2(6-7): 445-458. 1975.". This article was published in 1975 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 3083-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 33083

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