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      Endocrine Function of the Peri – and Postmenopausal Ovary

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      Hormone Research in Paediatrics
      S. Karger AG
      Ovarian blood levels, Menopause, Steroid production

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          Abstract

          The concentration of sex steroids in peripheral and ovarian venous blood was measured in 130 perimenopausal women. We found that the postmenopausal ovary continues to secrete a large amount of testosterone and a moderate amount of androstenedione, estrone, and dehydroepiandrosterone. Although the mean estradiol levels in the ovarian vein of postmenopausal women was low, a few subjects showed estradiol levels higher than 50 pg/ml. Postmenopausal ovaries probably continue to secrete estradiol under some endocrine conditions. These data show that the postmenopausal ovary maintains some secretory function related to estrone and estradiol. However, the endocrine effect of the postmenopausal ovary may be related to its contribution of androgens to the plasma pool of estrogens through extragonadal conversion.

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          Journal
          HRE
          Horm Res Paediatr
          10.1159/issn.1663-2818
          Hormone Research in Paediatrics
          S. Karger AG
          1663-2818
          1663-2826
          1995
          1995
          05 December 2008
          : 44
          : 2
          : 64-68
          Affiliations
          Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
          Article
          184595 Horm Res 1995;44:64–68
          10.1159/000184595
          7590634
          ee607e43-057d-483a-b2b1-cb6a2748be14
          © 1995 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 15 April 1994
          : 17 November 1994
          Page count
          Pages: 5
          Categories
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          Endocrinology & Diabetes,Neurology,Nutrition & Dietetics,Sexual medicine,Internal medicine,Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
          Menopause,Ovarian blood levels,Steroid production

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