Successful treatment with bromocriptine of hypertension associated with polycystic ovarian disease.
The use of bromocriptine, 5 mg per day, markedly improved the severe hypertension (up to 180/120 mmHg) of a patient suffering from polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD). The response was rapid, with decreasing concentrations of serum testosterone and 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC). Bromocriptine induced further renewal of the ovulatory cycle. Bromocriptine may thus be of considerable value in the treatment hypertensive patients with PCOD.
Ito
M
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.
Matsuura
K
K
Aiko
A
A
Matsui
K
K
Yoshimura
T
T
Okamura
H
H
D000328:Adult; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010060:Ovulation / Q000187:drug effects; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications*
D002996:Clomiphene; D001971:Bromocriptine