THE INHIBITORY ACTION OF THE PULSATILE LH SECRETION IN CASTRATED MEN WITH PROSTATIC CARCINOMA / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Three patients with prostatic carcinoma who experienced bilateral orchidectomy 2 to 12 weeks ago were examined, and each patient accepted intramuscular injection of estradiol benzoate (E2B) in dose of 1 mg daily for 7 days. Blood sampe was drawn in an interval of 10 min was done for LH pulse analysis before and after the injection for a period of 7h. The results showed that the mean serum LH level decreased significantly from 177,58?3.20 to 174.70?7.60, 138.30?5.83 to 132.02? 5.77 and 145.88? 3.82 to 142.80? 3.65U / L, respectively (P