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Paradoxical Prolactin Response to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone during Weight Gain in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa

1980; Oxford University Press; Volume: 51; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1210/jcem-51-6-1283

1945-7197

P. J. V. Beumont, Suzanne Abraham, John R. Turtle,

Eating Disorders and Behaviors

A paradoxical rise in plasma PRL values was observed in anorexia nervosa patients during the course of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone infusion. This rise was more prominent in patients who had gained 1 kg or more in body weight during the week before the infusion than in those whose body weight was constant.