Vitex agnus castus might enrich the pharmacological armamentarium for medical treatment of prolactinoma

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 139-140

  Tamagno, Gianluca ^a   Burlacu, Maria C ^a   Daly, Adrian F ^a   Beckers, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROLACTIN; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

ACNE; AMENORRHEA; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; LACTATION DISORDER; LETTER; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; MASTALGIA; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; METRORRHAGIA; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTINOMA; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 35649011941     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.05.004     Document Type: Letter

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