Bromocriptine, the active ingredient of Parlodel is a specific dopamine receptor agonist available for use in clinical practice. It has been successfully used in the treatment of hyperprolactinemia with associated amenorrhea, galactorrhea and infertility; in the inhibition of postpartum lactation; acromegaly and in Parkinson's disease. Its role in obstetrics and gynaecology is strategic since i...

I certainly agree with Dr. Melo and colleagues that newer treatments are necessary for the therapy of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM); and particularly in those areas of the world with higher mortality and morbidity rates.1 My hope is to encourage Dr. Melo and colleagues, or others, to carry out a carefully controlled study of either cabergoline or bromocriptine in a large group of subjects wi...

Background: Some of the studies showed that related to memory and Hippocampusdependent learning, relation after take Bromocriptine (as D2 agonist) and Haloperidol (as D2 antagonist), there is no investigation concerning the effects of these two drugs on Hippocampus size and number of Asterocyt’s cell . The aim of this study is to investigation the probable effects of Bromocriptine and Haloperid...

Prof. A. Fournier, Service de Néphrologie, Hôpital Sud, F-80054 Amiens Cedex 1 (France) Dear Sir, Bromocriptine mesylate (Parlodel®, San-doz) is a prolactin secretion inhibitor commonly used for suppression of puerperal lactation [1]. It is an ergoalkaloid derivate in which hydrogenation suppresses the usual α-adrenergic vasoconstrictive effect of these derivates. Furthermore, it is a vasodilat...

The diagnosis of pituitary tumors has improved with advances in magnetic resonance and radionuclide and hormonal testing. The widespread availability of neuroimaging has significantly increased the number of incidental pituitary tumors coming to medical attention. Conventional therapy with transsphenoidal surgery, external-beam radiotherapy, and bromocriptine has enabled the majority of patient...

Two patients with pleural plaques developed pleural effusion and subsequent diffuse pleural fibrosis 50 and 39 yrs after their first exposure to asbestos. The diagnosis of benign asbestos pleural effusion was suggested, but the work-up finally suggested bromocriptine-induced pleural disease in both patients. These two cases illustrate that drug-induced pleural effusion is an important different...

Chronic renal failure is associated with high circulating levels of growth hormone (GH) which are not affected by stimuili such as glucose loading.' They may be due to delayed degradation, excessive secretion, or both. Secretion of GH seems to be increased by catecholamines.' Bromocriptine (2-brom-alpha-ergocryptine; CB 154), an ergot alkaloid with dopaminergic activity, suppresses abnormal GH ...

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 mon...

A review of the effects of using bromocriptine in Parkinson's disease showed that it rarely helps patients not primarily improved by levodopa. Patients who show late failure with levodopa and whose response to treatment is declining are helped by combining the two drugs. High cost and severe psychosis are the main disadvantages of bromocriptine, and, although it is not recommended for patients ...

© Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. Transl Androl Urol, 2016;5(S1) tau.amegroups.com significantly. Then the erectile function after treatment in treatment group was significantly better than that in control group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in serum prolactin level after treatment between two groups (P>0.05). Serum testosterone after treatment in treat...