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Bromocriptine for induction of ovulation in normoprolactinaemic post-pill anovulation
Lancet (London, England)
|March 5, 1977
Abstract:
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.
Keywords:
AnovulationBiologyClinical ResearchContraceptionContraceptive Methods--side effectsDiseasesEndocrine SystemFamily PlanningGenitaliaGenitalia, FemaleHormonesMenstruationMenstruation DisordersOral Contraceptives--side effectsOvarian EffectsOvaryOvulationPhysiologyPituitary HormonesProlactin--analysisReproductionResearch MethodologyReversibilityUrogenital System