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Prevalence of hyperprolactinemia in schizophrenic patients treated with conventional antipsychotic medications or risperidone.

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Hyperprolactinemia is very prevalent among women and men treated with conventional antipsychotic medications or risperidone and should be seriously considered when choosing an antipsychotics suitable for the patient.
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This article is published in Psychoneuroendocrinology.The article was published on 2003-04-01. It has received 337 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Risperidone & Schizophreniform disorder.

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Diagnosis and treatment of hyperprolactinemia: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline

TL;DR: This evidence-based guideline was developed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system to describe both the strength of recommendations and the quality of evidence for diagnosis and treatment of hyperprolactinemia.
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Gender Differences in Schizophrenia and First-Episode Psychosis: A Comprehensive Literature Review

TL;DR: Overall, gender differences have been found in a number of variables, and further study in this area could help provide useful information with a view to improving the care of these patients.
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Antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinaemia: mechanisms, clinical features and management.

TL;DR: In patients prescribed antipsychotics who have biochemically confirmed hyperprolactinaemia it is important to exclude other causes of prolactin elevation, in particular tumours in the hypothalamic-pituitary area.
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Serious mental illness and physical health problems: a discussion paper.

TL;DR: This discussion paper explores the complex reasons for these disparities in health, such as limitations of health services, the effects of having a serious mental illness, health behaviours and the effect of psychotropic medication.
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Circadian rhythms, sleep, and the menstrual cycle.

TL;DR: This paper reviews circadian rhythms in temperature, selected hormone profiles, and sleep-wake behavior in healthy women at different phases of the menstrual cycle, and indicates that the amplitude of other rhythms, such as melatonin and cortisol, may be blunted in the luteal phase.
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Multiple fixed doses of “Seroquel” (quetiapine) in patients with acute exacerbation of schizophrenia: A comparison with haloperidol and placebo

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Prolactin and Murine Mammary Tumorigenesis: A Review

TL;DR: If prolactin can be shown to influence human breast epithelium in a manner similar to its effect on rodent mammary tissue, then prophylactic and/of chemotherapeutic control of human breast tumorigenesis may be feasible by appropriate drug-mediated Prolactin suppression.
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Pharmacokinetics of the novel antipsychotic agent risperidone and the prolactin response in healthy subjects.

TL;DR: It is concluded that risperidone metabolic polymorphism on increased plasma prolactin is minimal and that the active moiety is clinically relevant.
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Decreased bone density in hyperprolactinemic women

TL;DR: In women who present with secondary amenorrhea, anovulation, and galactorrhea, the chances of developing menopause are higher than in women who do not have any of these problems.
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