| Literature DB >> 6890644 |
C Sachs, H E Persson, K Hagenfeldt.
Abstract
A 16-year-old girl suffered from 1 to 2-week periods of hypersomnia associated with each menstruation. Serum hormone levels were normal. CSF concentrations of homovanillic acid and 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid were lower in hypersomniac than in symptom-free phases. 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylethylene glycol was not affected. The sleep periods occurred only in connection with ovulatory menstrual cycles. When ovulation was inhibited by a combination of ethinylestradiol and lynestrenol, an oral contraceptive pill, the hypersomnia ceased. Thus, the hypersomnia seemed to be linked to the occurrence of ovulatory menstruations.Entities:
Keywords: Biology; Contraception; Contraceptive Agents; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Contraceptive Methods; Contraceptive Mode Of Action; Diseases; Dysmenorrhea; Examinations And Diagnoses; Family Planning; Genital Effects, Female; Genitalia; Genitalia, Female; Hormones; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Lynestrenol; Menstruation; Menstruation Disorders; Mestranol; Oral Contraceptives; Oral Contraceptives, Combined; Ovulation; Ovulation Suppression; Physiology; Reproduction; Reproductive Control Agents; Treatment; Urogenital Effects; Urogenital System
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Year: 1982 PMID： 6890644 DOI： 10.1212/wnl.32.12.1376
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN： 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910