Valproate-associated reproductive hormone abnormalities: Do bipolar men have the same risk as epileptic men?

Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 223-228

  Aldemir, Ebru ^a   Akdeniz, Fisun ^b   Altay, Ahmet Baris ^b   Arici, Şehnaz ^c   Umul, Mehmet ^d   Aydin, Hikmet Hakan ^b   Çelebisoy, Mehmet ^c   Vahip, Simavi ^b  

^a Trabzon Numune Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d Department of Urology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Epilepsy; Male reproductive hormones; Valproate

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EPILEPSY; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 84873885341     PISSN: 13002163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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