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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
This paper reports the results of a 12-month prospective follow-up study on the effects of carbamazepine (CBZ) medication on serum sex and pituitary hormone concentrations in 21 male patients with recently diagnosed epilepsy. The results of the present study indicate that a change occurs in the androgen balance during CBZ medication in male patients with epilepsy: a rise in serum sex hormone binding globulin levels results in decreased free androgen index values, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate serum levels decrease. Serum testosterone and free testosterone levels remain unchanged, but estradiol levels decrease. Serum basal prolactin (PRL) levels remain unchanged, but the PRL responses to thyrotropin-releasing hormone and metoclopramide increase slightly during the first year of CBZ medication. Basal and stimulated serum gonadotropin levels remain unchanged. The clinical consequences of these hormonal changes during CBZ medication call for further studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0920-1211
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
139-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
A prospective study of serum sex hormones during carbamazepine therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Oulu, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't