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PREGNANCY FOLLOWING METERGOLINE TREATMENT IN A PATIENT WITH HYPERPROLACTINAEMIA
Author(s) -
Crosignani P. G.,
Reschini E.,
Peracchi M.,
D'Alberton A.,
Lombroso G. C.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12604.x
Subject(s) - metergoline , hyperprolactinaemia , medicine , galactorrhea , prolactin , pregnancy , amenorrhea , endocrinology , cyproheptadine , serotonin , hormone , 5 ht receptor , receptor , biology , genetics
Summary A 33‐year‐old woman who had had amenorrhoea and galactorrhoea for ten years and had hyperprolactinaemia was treated with metergoline, a serotonin antagonist. There was a marked decrease in plasma prolactin levels. After two months, ovulation and pregnancy occurred. This is the first such report.