[The effects of antipsychotic treatment on the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis in patients with schizophrenia].
The functioning of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal axis is commonly affected during a course of antipsychotic therapy. This paper presents epidemiology, possible cause and management of hormonal disturbances during antipsychotic treatment in patients with schizophrenia.
Wyszogrodzka-Kucharska
Anna
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Klinika Chorób Afektywnych i Psychiatrii Młodziezowej Uniwersytetu Medycznego, 92-216 Łódź, ul. CzechosŁowacka 8/10. anakuch@poczta.onet.pl
Rabe-Jabłońska
Jolanta
J
Kostulski
Adrian
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D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006066:Gonads / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents