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Serum levels of oestradiol-17β fluctuated markedly during the oestrous cycle of rats. The onset of sexual receptivity occurred in close correlation with increasing serum levels of progesterone. The serum levels of oestradiol and progesterone in ovariectomized rats implanted with constant-release implants filled with oestradiol or progesterone were related to the amount of hormone in the implants. Constant low serum levels of oestradiol stimulated sexual behaviour in ovariectomized rats, but progesterone stimulation was required for maximum behavioural responses. Peak levels of progesterone in the serum during the oestrous cycle were much higher than those needed for induction of the behaviour in ovariectomized, oestradiol-treated rats. Progesterone, administered in physiological doses, inhibited the induction of sexual receptivity caused by oestradiol and progesterone and the inhibition depended on the strength of the stimulation with oestradiol.