| Literature DB >> 65607 |
H J van der Steeg, H J Bennink.
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19 women with anovulation after discontinuing oral contraceptive agents and with normal plasma-prolactin concentrations were treated with bromocriptine. Ovulation and menstruation were restored in 9 of the 13 amenorrhoeic and 5 of the 6 oligomenorrhoeic patients. The success-rate (74%) indicates that bromocriptine is an effective treatment for post-pill anovulation in normoprolactinaemic women.Entities:
Keywords: Anovulation; Biology; Clinical Research; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods--side effects; Diseases; Endocrine System; Family Planning; Genitalia; Genitalia, Female; Hormones; Menstruation; Menstruation Disorders; Oral Contraceptives--side effects; Ovarian Effects; Ovary; Ovulation; Physiology; Pituitary Hormones; Prolactin--analysis; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Reversibility; Urogenital System
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Year: 1977 PMID: 65607 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(77)91369-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321