Endometriosis associated with hyperprolactinaemia

Jun Abe, Junji Kimura, T Tamaya, Hiroji Okada
In: Diagnosis and Management of Tubo-Uterine Factors in Infertility · 1984 · pp. 123–126 · doi:10.1007/978-94-011-7621-7_24 · W68430849
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This study investigated serum prolactin levels in endometriosis patients to determine prolactin's role in the condition and explore bromocriptine efficacy.

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The paper reports serum prolactin (PRL) levels in patients with endometriosis and in patients with other pelvic lesions to evaluate whether PRL is involved in the development and progression of endometriosis. It also presents evidence that treatment with bromocriptine alone or combined with danazol may be effective for endometriosis. The key limitations explicitly or implicitly noted from the provided text are that the report is primarily associative/observational regarding PRL levels rather than a detailed mechanistic demonstration of causality, and the available information does not specify study design details or outcome metrics. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it examines endometriosis-associated hyperprolactinaemia and reports potential effectiveness of bromocriptine (with or without danazol) in that context.

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We report the serum PRL levels of patients with endometriosis and other various pelvic lesions to clarify as to whether PRL participates in the development and the progression of endometriosis. We also present evidence which suggests that bromocriptine alone or in combination with danazol may be effective for endometriosis. Preview Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF. Similar content being viewed by others

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