[Reproductive dysfunctions in female patients during therapy with atypical antipsychotics]

Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2006;106(8):35-41.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

To specify interrelations between clinical and hormonal aspects of reproductive dysfunctions appearing during therapy with atypical antipsychotic agents (clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine), 131 female patients with paranoid schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder have been studied. Distinctive features of dynamics of prolactin as well as hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal hormones levels for each medication studied and correlations between hormone indices and clinical presentations of reproductive dysfunctions (galactorrhea, disturbances of menstrual cycle and libido) were found.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Prolactin / blood
  • Reproduction / drug effects
  • Reproduction / physiology*
  • Schizophrenia / drug therapy*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / blood
  • Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Prolactin