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. 1977 Sep;155(4):615-9.
doi: 10.3181/00379727-155-39862.

Failure of daily injections of ketamine HCL to adversely alter menstrual cycle length, blood estrogen, and progesterone levels in the rhesus monkey

C P Channing, S Fowler, B Engel, K Vitek

Failure of daily injections of ketamine HCL to adversely alter menstrual cycle length, blood estrogen, and progesterone levels in the rhesus monkey

C P Channing et al. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1977 Sep.

Abstract

PIP: Failure of daily injections of ketamine hydrogen chloride (HCL) to adversely alter menstrual cycle length, blood estorgen, and progesterone levels in the rhesus monkey is reported. The study was carried out with 30 adult female monkeys to determine the effects of daily administration of 8-10 mg ketamine HCL/kg. In physically restrained control monkeys there were 14 of 25 ovulatory cycles and inketamine-treated monkeys there were 28 of 32 ovulatory cycles. Menstrual cycle length was the same in both groups. The levels and time course of estrogen and progesterone levels were the same in the ovulatory cycles of both groups. In 30% of the control cycles and in 25% of the ketamine-treated there were luteal phases in which the preovulatory estrogen levels were normal and in which the luteal-phase progesterone levels were low and variable 6-8 days after the preovulatory surge. It is concluded that the daily use of ketamine HCL does not markedly alter menstrual cycle length, or serum estrogen or progesterone levels throughout the menstrual cycle. The incidence of anovulatory cycles and premature menstrual induction was reduced probably by reducing the stress of restraining the monkey for the purpose of taking a blood sample.

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