Reversible effects of antiepileptic drugs on reproductive endocrine function in men and women with epilepsy - A prospective randomized double-blind withdrawal study

Epilepsia

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1875-1882

  Lossius, Morten I ^a,b,e   Taubøll, Erik ^b,d   Mowinckel, Petter ^c   Mørkrid, Lars ^b,d   Gjerstad, Leif ^b,d  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e National Centre for Epilepsy   (Norway)

Author keywords

AED withdrawal; Epilepsy; Reproductive endocrine function

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; SERUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 35148875149     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01147.x     Document Type: Article

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