[A comparative study of the level of plasma prolactin in women and men undergoing operations under halothane and neuroleptanesthesia].

Twenty women and 20 men subjected to urologic operations comprise the study group. Ten women and 10 men were operated under halothane anesthesia and 10 women and 10 men--under neuroleptanesthesia. Plasma prolactin levels were determined before induction in anesthesia, and 30 and 60 minutes after the onset of the operation.

[The differential diagnosis of hairy virilism in polycystic ovaries from adrenal cortical hirsutism].

The hormones on the axis hypophysis-ovary and hypophysis-suprarenal gland were examined in 60 women with polycystic ovaries and hairy virilism, 53 women with hirsutism and 45 healthy women, all of the same age. The results show that in hairy virilism from ovarian origin the luteinizing hormone level (LH) is increased 100% and the follicle stimulating hormone level (FSH) is decreased 200%. The index LH/FSH is increased more than 3 times.

Effect of diazepam and medazepam on prolactin secretion.

Pharmacological studies of the effect of Diazepam and Medazepam on prolactin secretion were carried out on sexually mature male albino rats. The experiments were carried out using two series of experimental set-ups. In the first series an analysis was made of the effect of Diazepam in doses of 2 and 4 mg/kg body mass, and of Medazepam in doses of 1 and 10 mg/kg body mass, on the prolactin secretion on the 60th min after a single intraperitoneal injection.