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17636605

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
Oligo-astheno-teratospermia (sperm of low concentration, reduced motility and increased abnormal morphology)of unknown cause is common and the need for treatment is felt by patients and doctors alike. As a result, a variety of empirical, non-specific treatments have been used in an attempt to improve semen characteristics and fertility.Whilst bromocriptine treatment for reducing prolactin levels in hyperprolactinaemic males (as in females), and, in the treatment of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with hyperprolactinaemia, is beneficial, it has also been used for oligospermic men in the absence of any endocrinopathy. Prolactin may play a direct role in spermatogenesis and hormone production. It has also been claimed that in oligospermic men with normal gonadotrophins mean prolactin levels are higher and that hyperprolactinaemia is more common compared to fertile men. It has been proposed that the administration of bromocriptine under these circumstances might counteract a prolactin-induced block on the action of gonadotrophins on the testicles and, subsequently, that the reduction in prolactin levels might lead to an improvement in semen parameters and fertility. Although it is not licensed for use in male infertility, bromocriptine has been used for normogonadotrophic individuals with oligospermia and normal or slightly elevated prolactin levels. This review considers the available evidence of the effect of bromocriptine therapy for normoprolactinaemic males with idiopathic oligo and/or asthenospermia.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1469-493X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
CD000152
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-10-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
WITHDRAWN: Bromocriptine for idiopathic oligo/asthenospermia.
pubmed:affiliation
St Mary's Hospital, IOW Healthcare NHS Trust, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK PO30 5TG. Patrick.Vandekerckhove@iow.nhs.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review