Sexual Dysfunction Associated with Neuroleptic-Induced Hyperprolactinemia Improves with Reduction in Prolactin Levels

: We attempt to demonstrate the association between neuroleptic‐induced hyperprolactinemia and sexual dysfunction in schizophrenic patients treated with prolactin‐elevating antipsychotics. Our findings indicate that sexual function improved with euprolactinemia in patients switched from treatment wi...

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Published inAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences Vol. 1032; no. 1; pp. 289 - 290
Main Authors AHL, JONNA, KINON, BRUCE J., LIU-SEIFERT, HONG
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2004
Subjects
Adult
Antipsychotic Agents - adverse effects
Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use
antipsychotics
Benzodiazepines - adverse effects
Benzodiazepines - therapeutic use
Ejaculation - drug effects
Female
Humans
hyperprolactinemia
Hyperprolactinemia - blood
Hyperprolactinemia - chemically induced
Male
neuroleptics
prolactin
Prolactin - blood
Psychotic Disorders - complications
Psychotic Disorders - drug therapy
risperidone
Risperidone - adverse effects
Risperidone - therapeutic use
Sex Characteristics
sexual dysfunction
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - blood
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - chemically induced
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - chemically induced
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - psychology
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Summary:: We attempt to demonstrate the association between neuroleptic‐induced hyperprolactinemia and sexual dysfunction in schizophrenic patients treated with prolactin‐elevating antipsychotics. Our findings indicate that sexual function improved with euprolactinemia in patients switched from treatment with prolactin‐elevating antipsychotics to olanzapine.
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ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1196/annals.1314.041