Elevated serum prolactin level with high-dose estrogen contraceptive pills

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-50

  Ismail, M S ^a,b,c   Serour, G I ^a   Torsten, U ^c   Weitzel, H ^c   Berlien, H P ^b  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b VIVANTES KLINIKUM NEUKÖLLN   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

High dose estrogen contraceptives; Serum prolactin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL DERIVATIVE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; INCIDENCE; PARITY; TIME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; ESTRADIOL CONGENERS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; INCIDENCE; LEVONORGESTREL; PARITY; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032015679     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625189809167485     Document Type: Article

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