title: Effects of chronic sulpiride-induced hyperprolactinemia on menstrual cycles of normal women.
abstract: We investigated the influence of chronic (27-65 days) sulpiride-induced hyperprolactinemia on the menstrual cycles of four normal women. The hyperprolactinemia (206.4 ng/mL, the average of the mean values of each subject obtained by sulpiride treatment) suppressed the LH surge and the secretion of plasma estradiol-17 beta and progesterone to their basal levels. The results suggest that the endocrine changes in normal women with sulpiride-induced hyperprolactinemia are similar to those in women with spontaneous hyperprolactinemia. Sulpiride-induced hyperprolactinemia may be useful as a model for studying spontaneous hyperprolactinemia.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D005498:Follicular Phase; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008183:Luteal Phase; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D013469:Sulpiride
chemical_list: D013469:Sulpiride; D011388:Prolactin; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone