Bromocriptine-induced pregnancies in the amenorrhoea-galactorrhoea syndrome.
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چکیده
13 patients with the amenorrhoea-galactorrhoea syndrome who conceived during treatment with bromocriptine were reported. Mean period of amenorrhoea was 3.0 years. In ten patients galactorrhoea was noted for a mean period of 4.2 years while in three it was discovered during examination. Seven patients presented with primary infertility. Menses returned in all cases after a mean duration of 2 months of treatment with bromocriptine at an average dose of 5. 86 mg daily. Mean serum prolactin was 4344 mUll (range 750 mUll to 23,000 mUll) before treatment and this declined to 186 mUll with treatment.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 38 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983