Female issues in epilepsy: A critical review

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-82

  Luef, Gerhard ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hormones; Oral contraceptives; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CYTOCHROME P450 3A4; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; LAMOTRIGINE; LEVONORGESTREL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROGESTERONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANOVULATION; BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING; CATAMENIAL EPILEPSY; COMORBIDITY; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENZYME INDUCTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LIBIDO DISORDER; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUALITY; SIDE EFFECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TERATOGENICITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 67349143724     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.02.023     Document Type: Review

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