Use of Vitex Agnus Castus in patients with premenstrual syndrome, mastodynia and hyperprolactinaemia;Utilizzo di Vitex Agnus Castus in pazienti con sindrome premestruale, mastodinia e iperprolattinemia

Giornale Italiano di Ostetricia e Ginecologia

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 79-84

  Scaldarella, L O ^a   D'Ettore, A ^a   Ciotola, A ^a   Fusco, G ^a   Ragucci, V ^a   Colannino, G ^a   Sorrentino, N ^a   Tolino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agnus Castus; Hyperprolactinaemia; Mastodynia; Premenstrual syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT; BROMOCRIPTINE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PROLACTIN; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; AGNUS CASTUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 44349127817     PISSN: 03919013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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