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This induced growth could be attributed to the elevated levels of gonadotropins associated with loss of ovarian function because direct administration of gonadotropins also was effective in promoting tumor progression\n                    <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    . On the other hand, gonadotropins had no direct effect on the proliferation of human ovarian cancer cells\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Using MRI, we demonstrated that ovariectomy significantly (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.02) induces neovascularization of human ovarian carcinoma spheroids implanted in nude mice. Moreover, conditioned medium of gonadotropin-treated human ovarian carcinoma cells showed increased mitogenic activity to bovine endothelial cells, and this activity could be blocked by neutralizing antibodies against luteinizing hormone and against vascular endothelial growth factor. Accordingly, gonadotropin stimulation resulted in a dose-dependent-induced expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in monolayer culture as well as in the outer proliferating cells of human ovarian cancer spheroids. These results demonstrate the significance of the elevated levels of gonadotropins, as found in menopause and in all ovarian cancer patients, on the progression of ovarian cancer and could explain the protective effect of estrogen replacement therapy. 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