Antiepileptic drugs alter reproductive endocrine hormones in men with epilepsy

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 118-124

  Roste L S ^a,d   Tauboll E ^a   Morkrid L ^a   Bjornenak T ^a   Saetre E R ^b   Morland T ^c   Gjerstad, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbamazepine; Epilepsy; Human; Reproductive hormones; Valproate

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; C PEPTIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARNITINE; FOLLITROPIN; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EPILEPSY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 13844317400     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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