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Effects of various numbers of polydimethylsiloxane (PDS) capsules filled with testosterone (PDS-T) on plasma testosterone (PT) in castrated male dogs were studied. Dogs were implanted with 1 empty PDS capsule or 1, 3, or 5 PDS-T capsules. Blood samples were collected prior to and after implantation, after castration with capsules in situ, and after capsule removal. The PT was determined in these samples by radioimmunoassay. One empty capsule had no effect on PT concentration; after castration, PT values fell to nondetectable amounts. One PDS-T capsule maintained PT at concentrations above nondetectable amounts after castration, but these concentrations were significantly (P less than 0.05) lower than were preimplantation values. Three or five PDS-T capsules were capable of maintaining PT concentrations in the castrated male dog similar to those concentrations seen in the intact dog.
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