title: Rapid reduction of uterine leiomyomas with monthly injections of D-Trp6-GnRH.
abstract: Ten women with intramural leiomyomas were treated with the microencapsulated GnRH analogue Decapeptyl for 24 weeks. Four (4) mg Decapeptyl was injected, starting on day 21 of the menstrual cycle, and injections were repeated every 4 weeks for a total of 24 weeks. All patients showed a marked reduction in uterine size: before treatment it measured 284 +/- 57 cm3, after 8 weeks 122 +/- 33 cm3, and after 24 weeks 89 +/- 14 cm3. LH and estradiol decreased significantly; FSH decreased but not significantly; prolactin remained almost unaltered. Serum calcium, phosphate, alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin increased, but, since calcium excretion (and hydroxyproline excretion) remained unaltered, these changes were considered to reflect increased bone turnover rather than bone loss. From these data it is concluded that Decapeptyl is very effective in reducing uterine fibroids, that treatment can be shorter than 6 months and that measurable bone loss did not occur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecology, De Malberg-EG Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: van Leusden
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Dogterom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D004958:Estradiol; D011388:Prolactin; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D002118:Calcium