Infertility and obstructive sleep apnea: The effect of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on serum prolactin levels

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-257

  Macrea, Madalina Minciu ^a,b   Martin, Thomas J ^a,b   Zagrean, Leon ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure; Obstructive sleep apnea; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFERTILITY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROLACTIN; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78650186160     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-010-0373-0     Document Type: Article

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