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P. J. V. Beumont
Publications - 3
Citations - 237
P. J. V. Beumont is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Follicular phase & Amenorrhea. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 237 citations.
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The effects of phenothiazines on endocrine function: I. Patients with inappropriate lactation and amenorrhoea.
P. J. V. Beumont,M. G. Gelder,H. G. Friesen,G. W. Harris,P. C. B. Mackinnon,B. M. Mandelbrote,D. H. Wiles +6 more
TL;DR: Fifteen female psychiatric patients developed inappropriate breast activity and/or amenorrhoea while receiving treatment with phenothiazines and related drugs and withdrawal of medication led to a resumption of menstruation with a normal cycle pattern of LH, oestrogens and progesterone.
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The effects of phenothiazines on endocrine function: II. Effects in men and post-menopausal women.
P. J. V. Beumont,C. S. Corker,H. G. Friesen,T. Kolakowska,B. M. Mandelbrote,J. Marshall,M. A. F. Murray,D. H. Wiles +7 more
TL;DR: There is ample evidence that high doses of phenothiazines and other neuroleptics depress the pituitary-gonadal axis in experimental animals but the effects of these drugs on sex hormones in human subjects are still controversial.