title: Dose-related inhibition of acute luteinizing hormone response during luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist treatment for uterine leiomyoma.
abstract: Twenty-six women with uterine leiomyoma were treated for 6 months with subcutaneous injections of the luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist buserelin. Eight women received 200 micrograms daily, eight women received 350 micrograms daily, and 10 women after initial administration of 200 micrograms every 8 hours for 7 days, 500 micrograms of buserelin was administered daily. After 1, 3, and 6 months of treatment, serum luteinizing hormone levels were measured before and 4 and 8 hours after the administration of buserelin. The area under the curve for acute luteinizing-hormone response was then individually calculated. The inhibition of acute luteinizing hormone response during luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist treatment was proportional to the dosage used and remained constant during the treatment period.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002064:Buserelin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D002064:Buserelin