This research will determine if oral progesterone attenuates drug-induced QT interval lengthening in a) Postmenopausal women 50 years of age or older, and b) Premenopausal women studied during the ovulation phase of the menstrual cycle. This investigation will consist of two concurrent prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover-design studies in a) Postmenopausal women, and b) Premenopausal women. Each subject will take progesterone or placebo capsules for 1 week. After a two-week "washout" (no progesterone or placebo) each subject will then take the alternative therapy (progesterone or placebo) for 1 week. After 7 days of each treatment, subjects will present to the clinical research center to receive a small dose of the QT interval-lengthening drug ibutilide, and the effect on the QT, J-Tpeak and Tpeak-Tend intervals during the progesterone and placebo phases will be compared
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Baseline (Pre-ibutilide) QT-F Intervals
Timeframe: After 7 days of treatment with oral progesterone or placebo, prior to receiving ibutilide
Maximum Post-ibutilide QT-F Intervals
Timeframe: Prior to ibutilide; at 5 minutes into the 10-minute ibutilide infusion; end of infusion; and at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 45 minutes and 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 hours after the ibutilide infusion
% Change From Baseline (Pre-ibutilide) in Maximum QT-F Intervals
Timeframe: Prior to ibutilide; at 5 minutes into the 10-minute ibutilide infusion; end of infusion; and at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 45 minutes and 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 hours after the ibutilide infusion
Area Under the QT-F Versus Time Curves During and for 1 Hour Following Ibutilide Infusion
Timeframe: Prior to ibutilide; at 5 minutes into the 10-minute ibutilide infusion; end of infusion; and at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 45 minutes and 1 hour after the ibutilide infusion