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Original Research
Study of the pulsatility of gonadotrophins and prolactin in hype rprolactinaemic patients, with or without radiological evidence of pituitary adenoma
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I Obstetric and Gynaecological Clinic, University of Rome
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II Obstetric and Gynaecological Clinic, University of Rome
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Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat, Munster - Germany
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 1978, 5(3-4), 79–86;
Published: 10 September 1978
Abstract
The present study considers the pulsatilityof gonadotrophins . and prolactin in hyperpro-lactinaemic patients, with or without radiolo-gical evidence of pituitary adenoma. The hyperprolactinaemic patients with radio-logical changes of the sella turcica presented on the one hand with higher values of prolactin (PRL) and on the other with lowered values of gonadotrophin and both as regards basal tone and pulsatility. The diagnostic classification of the “functio-nal” patients appears, however, more uncertain. Within this group it does not seem possible, in fact, to differentiate the true functional forms from those with pituitary micro-adenoma, on the basis of the fundamental or dynamic hormonal data. The importance of an appropriate radiogra-phic investigation is discussed in this con-nexion.