Ecstasy (MDMA) mimics the post-orgasmic state: Impairment of sexual drive and function during acute MDMA-effects may be due to increased prolactin secretion

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 899-903

  Passie, Torsten ^a   Hartmann, Uwe ^a   Schneider, Udo ^a   Emrich, Hinderk M ^a   Krüger, Tillmann H C ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMOTION; HUMAN; KINETICS; LEISURE; LIBIDO; NONHUMAN; ORGASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; STIMULATION;

EID: 15244357650     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.11.044     Document Type: Article

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