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H D Taubert

Publications and source records attributed to H D Taubert.

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The effect of D-ser (TBU)6-LH-RH-EA10 upon gonadotropin release in normally cyclic women.

D-Ser (TBU)6-LH-RH-EA10 (HOE 766) was found to be approximately 40-times as effective as LH-RH in stimulating LH and FSH release in normally cyclic women. The most pronounced reaction was seen in the late follicular phase, the least one in the early follicular phase. Maximal serum gonadotropin levels were found 4 h after the injection of HOE 766. When 5 microgram was injected every 8 h for 3 days, the initially high release of LH and FSH declined progressively to almost nil.

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Acute effects of low doses of clomiphene upon LH release in ovariectomized estrogen-progesterone treated rats.

The acute effects of low doses of clomiphene citrate upon serum LH within the first two hours after the intravenous injection into ovariectomized, estrogen-progesterone blocked rats were investigated. There was a short-lasting elevation of LH release 45--60 min after injection of 2.5 microng clomiphene. A second LH releasing effect occurred within 60 min when 50 microng clomiphene or more were injected. Doses between these two dose levels were not effective. It is concluded that these effects may probably be due to a partial reduction of distinct estrogen receptor sites both in the hypothalamus and in the pituitary which causes a short-lasting decrease of the negative feedback of the circulating estrogens.

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[Copper-7 intrauterine device (Gravigard). Report of experience].

Within 2 years 258 women aged 16 to 42 years were fitted with a copper-7-IUD (Gravigard, Searle). 45% of these patients were nulliparous women. Follow-up studies were provided in 236 cases in a total of 2717 women-months according to an average time of observation of 11.5 women-months per patient. Altogether there occurred 5 unwanted pregnancies with a Pearl-Index of 2.3. Partial or total expulsion occurred in 27 cases (11%). Fourteen out of 27 expulsions were noticed within the first 2 months after insertion. Removals for medical reasons were requested in 36 cases-in the majority (26 cases) because of bleeding and pain. Thirteen women desired removal of the IUD in order to get either pregnant or sterilized. The continuation rate after 2 years was 73%. The highest number of drop-outs occurred within the first year after insertion (60 cases = 23%) whereas only 4% drop-outs occurred in the 2nd year. It was suggested that the low continuation rate might be partially due to the high number of physicians (19) participating in this study. The most important side effects of the copper-7-IUD in situ were irregular bleeding, intermenstrual pain and discharge. Irregular bleeding and pain decreased markedly after the first year, while slightly prolonged periods persisted in 30 to 50% of all patients. Compared with oral contraceptives copper IUDs hav less severe side effects but less safety at the same time-especially for the younger fertile age group. Therefore they should be offered to young nulliparous women only for a limited period of time.

Abortion, Spontaneous↗

[Effects of a new analogue of LH-RH, D-Ser(TBU)6- EA10-LH-RH, on gonadotropin liberation in males (author's transl)].

Effects on the secretion of gonadotropins by D-Ser (TBU)6-EA10-LH-RH were investigated in 7 male volunteers without known endocrine disturbances. One week after subcutaneous injection of 100 mug of LH-RH the probands were given 5 mug of the LH-RH analogue subcutaneously into the abdominal wall. LH, FSH and testosterone concentrations were estimated in the serum and compared with each other at varying intervals after each injection. LH-RH caused a marked increase of the LH content in serum after 20 minutes with a maximum after 40 minutes. The effect of the analogue occurred with a delay. After 40 minutes an LH level was reached which still persisted 6 hours later. Contrary to LH there were considerable individual differences in serum FSH levels. In the initial phase after injection of LH-RH and LH-RH analogue that increase of the FSH level in serum was almost parallel. However, the analogue showed a marked depot effect. Serum concentrations of testosterone showed no significant changes after administration of the releasing hormones. D-Ser(TBU)6-EA10-LH-RH is approximately 20 times effective as LH-RH. A dose of 5 mug is effective for 6-8 hours.

Abdominal Muscles↗

A new class of long-acting hormonal steroid preparation: synthesis of dimeric androgenes coupled at C3-C3 and C17-C3 and of an androgen-progestogen combination.

3beta-Hydroxy-4-androsten-17-one was prepared from 4-androsten-3,17-dione according to the method of Klimstra and Colton (1) and dimerized by means of esterification with succinic acid. The reduction with lithium-tri-t-butoxyaluminium hydride gave a testosterone derivative coupled between C3-C3 which showed after a single injection of 10 mg a protracted but relatively weak androgenic effect in castrated male rats. The direct esterification of testosterone hemisuccinate with 4-androsten-3beta, 17beta-diol gave the testosterone derivative coupled between C17-C3 which showed a more even and more protracted time response curve than testosterone enanthate. The testosterone-ethynodiol succinate also coupled between C17-C3, showed an androgenic depot-effect similar to that of the dimeric C17-C3 testosterone derivative.

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