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. 2020 Jun 8;35(6):1421–1431. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deaa104

Table III.

Effects on NK3R antagonism, kisspeptin-10 infusion and their combination on various parameters of pulsatile nature of LH, and by inference GnRH secretion, in healthy men and women at different stages of reproductive life.

Group Men Postmenopausal women—with hot flushes Premenopausal women—early follicular phase Premenopausal women—LH surge model Women with PCOS
Study Skorupskaite et al. (2017) Skorupskaite et al. (2018b) Skorupskaite et al. (2018a) Skorupskaite et al. (2016) Present data
Treatment/Pulsatility parameter NK3Ra NK3Ra NK3Ra NK3Ra KP-10 NK3Ra and KP-10 NK3Ra KP-10 NK3Ra and KP-10
LH pulse frequency No change Decrease No change Decrease Increase Increase Decrease No change Increase
LH mass per pulse No change Increase No change No change Increase Increase No change Increase No change
Basal LH Decrease Decrease Decrease No change Decrease No change Decrease No change No change
Pulsatile LH Decrease No change No change No change Increase Increase No change Increase No change
ApEn (irregularity) Decrease No change No change Decrease Decrease Decrease Decrease Decrease No change