Pregnancy following metergoline treatment in a patient with hyperprolactinaemia.
A 33-year-old woman who had had amenorrhoea and galactorrhoea for ten years and had hyperprolactinaemia was treated with metergoline, a serotonin antagonist. There was a marked decrease in plasma prolactin levels. After two months, ovulation and pregnancy occurred. This is the first such report.
D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004873:Ergolines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005687:Galactorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D010060:Ovulation / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*
D004873:Ergolines; D011388:Prolactin