TABLE 1

Basal ovarian steroid hormone levels in ovariectomized female Rhesus monkeys with and without hormone replacement




No Hormone Replacement

E2β (0.0015 mg/kg/day)

E2β (0.002 mg/kg/day)

E2β (0.004 mg/kg/day)

E2β (0.006 mg/kg/day)

Prog (0.32 mg/kg/day)

E2β (0.002) and Prog (0.32 mg/kg/day)

E2β (0.004) and Prog (0.32 mg/kg/day)
17β-estradiol (pg/ml) 17.68 ± 2.18 86 ± 37 114 ± 20 186 ± 30 221 ± 37 13.37 ± 1.26 94.9 ± 17.25 79.6 ± 13.3
22.74 ± 2.15
Progesterone (ng/ml) <1.5 <1.5 <1.5 <1.5 <1.5 9.97 ± 1.5 13.55 ± 1.15 13.70 ± 2.4

n = 3
n = 3
n = 4
n = 4
n = 4
n = 3
n = 4
n = 3