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L Rauramo

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The effect of castration and estrogen therarapy on serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

The effect of castration on serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol was studied in 11 women with fairly regular menstruation. The HDL cholesterol levels before and one month after castration did not differ significantly. The effect of intramuscular estrogen therapy on HDL cholesterol was investigated in six castrated women. Ten days after injections of both 10.0 mg of estradiol valerate and 2.5 mg of estradiol benzoate plus 10.0 mg of estradiol phenylpropionate, HDL cholesterol was increased significantly. Fifteen days later, HDL cholesterol levels returned to the pretreatment values.

Castration↗

Ovarian production of estrogens in postmenopausal women.

We investigated the possible secretory capacity of the ovaries of 79 postmenopausal women with and without endometrial carcinoma using chemical, enzymehistochemical and ultrastructural methods. The mean serum levels of estrone, estradiol and total estrogens were higher in ovarian effluent blood than the corresponding values in cubital venous blood. There was a positive correlation between the difference of total estrogens in ovarian and cubital vein sera and, on the other hand, enzymehistochemical and ultrastructural findings in ovarian tissue. No statistical differences were found in the peripheral mean values of estrone and total estrogens between the two groups. The mean level of estradiol, however, seemed to be higher and that of estriol lower in the carcinoma patients than in the control groups.

3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases↗