Can clinical parameters of patients, sans serum prolactin measurement, identify amenorrhea associated with risperidone use? Results from a cross-sectional analytical study

Can clinical parameters of patients, sans serum prolactin measurement, identify amenorrhea associated with risperidone use? Results from a cross-sectional analytical study

Background: Risperidone is a second-generation antipsychotic, which exerts its action by antagonizing dopamine (D2) and serotonin (5-HT2A) receptors. Amenorrhea is a common adverse effect observed in risperidone. Risperidone blocks the dopamine receptor of lactotroph cells of the pituitary gland, re...

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Main Authors: Vigneshvar Chandrasekaran, Avin Muthuramalingam, Karthick Subramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine
Subjects:
clinical parameters
duration of untreated psychosis
risperidone
risperidone-induced amenorrhea
Online Access:http://www.jcrsmed.org/article.asp?issn=2455-3069;year=2022;volume=8;issue=2;spage=135;epage=139;aulast=Chandrasekaran

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