Macroprolactinemia in a patient with infertility and hyperprolactinemia

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1282-1284

  Khandwala, Hasnain M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hyperprolactinemia; Macroprolactin; Pituitary adenomas; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CABERGOLINE; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; ERGOLINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PROLACTIN;

EID: 33845292185     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000232973.76521.5d     Document Type: Article

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