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The purpose of this study was to determine if steroids secreted by one ovary affected the steroid secretion of the other ovary by direct transportation of the steroids via uterine blood vessels. Either two or three baboons were scheduled for ovariectomy on the day of ovulation and on alternate days from 1–15 days before the expected day of ovulation. Two days before the scheduled ovariectomy, utero-ovarian vein blood from both sides was collected by the use of a laparoscope. Measurement of estradiol (E2) was carried out in these samples. The ovary with a higher concentration of E2 was designated the dominant side. At the time of ovariectomy utero-ovarian vein and uterine vein blood from the two sides was again collected. After removal of the dominant side ovary another sample of utero-ovarian and uterine vein blood was collected. The interval between removal of one ovary and blood collection from the contralateral side ranged from 2–15 min. Steroids E2, progesterone (P), testosterone (T), and androstenedione (A) were measured in the blood plasma. Of the 21 baboons 12, 12, 11, and 10 baboons showed an increase in E2, P, T, and A values, respectively, on the contralateral side after unilateral ovariectomy. The time elapsed between pre-ovariectomy blood collection and post-ovariectomy blood collection as well as the day of the follicular phase, when these samples were collected had no effect on the increases and decreases on the contralateral side. Statistical analysis, however, showed that the change in utero-ovarian vein or uterine vein hormone levels on the contralateral side after removal of one ovary was not significant for any of the four hormones E2, P, T, and A. Thus there is no evidence to demonstrate cross circulation of steroids from one ovary to the other via direct vascular channels.
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This research was supported by NIH grant HD15300 toA. A. Shaikh.
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Shaikh, A.A., Gbur, E.E. & Shaikh, S.A. Acute effects of unilateral ovariectomy in the baboonPapio cynocephalus . Primates 28, 239–246 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382573
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