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Treatment of Post‐Pill Amenorrhea
Author(s) -
Dickey Richard P.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1977.tb00661.x
Subject(s) - medicine , galactorrhea , pill , amenorrhea , sequela , gynecology , obstetrics , pediatrics , pregnancy , surgery , pharmacology , hormone , prolactin , biology , genetics
Post‐pill amenorrhea, a relatively rare but important sequela of oral contraceptive use, is often accompanied by galactorrhea. A review of women with post‐pill amenorrhea‐galactorrhea (PPAG) showed that it has more than one cause. Clinical and laboratory methods of evaluation are reviewed, and appropriate methods of treatment are suggested.