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EFFECT OF SULPIRIDE-INDUCED HYPERPROLACTINEMIA ON SERUM TESTOSTERONE RESPONSE TO HCG IN NORMAL MEN

B. Ambrosi, P. Travaglini, P. Beck‐Peccoz, Rukaia Barà, R. Elli, A. Paracchi, G. Faglia

Abstract

In six normal volunteers hyperprolactinemia was induced by sulpiride (150 mg/day) for 10 days. Both before and during sulpiride hCG was injected; the higher testosterone response to hCG, when PRL levels were enhanced, suggests a possible stimulatory role of PRL on Leydig cells.

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Key concepts: Sulpiride, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Prolactin, Testosterone (patch), Medicine, Chemistry, Hormone