Progesterone induced acute release of prolactin in estrogen primed ovariectomized women.
Progesterone (10 mg) administered intramuscularly induces a concurrent release of prolactin as well as gonadotropin in estrogen-primed women. The time course of pituitary release of all three of these hormones appears to include a latent phase of 4 hrs and is maintained for at least 5 hrs. It is considered that this effect of progesterone may be mediated through a reduction of hypothalamic dopamine.
D000328:Adult; D002369:Castration; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D011374:Progesterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*
D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D011374:Progesterone; D011388:Prolactin; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone