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Cimetidine effects on prolactin release and production
Hormone and Metabolic Research = Hormon- Und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones Et Metabolisme
|March 1, 1979
Abstract:
The effect of cimetidine 1600 mg. daily for three months on prolactin and related hormones is reported. Basal prolactin levels rose slightly but not significantly. There was no change in basal thyroid and sex hormone levels nor in the prolactin, gonadotrophin or thyrotrophin responses to releasing hormone stimulation. Since intravenous cimetidine induces a transient hyperprolactinemia it appears that cimetidine may facilitate release of prolactin but has no effect on its synthesis.