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Response to Treatment in a sample of Iraqi Patients with Prolactinoma
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Abstract<sec> <title>Background:

Hyperprolactinemia is a common endocrine abnormality caused by physiological factors like pregnancy and lactation, drug-induced factors like antipsychotics, pituitary adenomas that secrete prolactin, or stalk compression or section that reduces dopamine inhibition. Dopamine agonists cure most prolactinomas.

Objectives:

To assess response to treatment in micro versus macroprolactinoma.

Materials and Methods:

A total of 35 patients (20 female and 15 male) with documented hyperprolactinemia (serum prolactin above the assay-specific reference range) due to prolactin-secreting pituitary adenoma attending the national diabetes center in Baghdad from April 2019 to March 2020 were selected. For each patient, we were recorded clinical presentation, drug history, age, body mass index, prolactin, T4, TSH, and pituitary MRI. After at least 6 months of therapy, prolactinoma patients were examined for cabergoline dosage, duration, and clinical, biochemical, and radiological response.

Results:

Cabergoline treatment with a dosage of 0.5–2.5 mg/week and a period of 6–52 months restores gonadal function and libido in most prolactinoma patients, with a stronger but nonsignificant response in micro vs macroprolactinoma (87.5% vs. 57% respectively). Cabergoline normalized menses in all microprolactinoma patients and 87.5% of macropros. Normalization of prolactin levels in 80% of prolactinoma patients, with microprolactinoma responding 95% vs 60%. gender, treatment length, or age did not affect prolactin response. 50% of surgery-radiotherapy patients experienced cabergoline-induced prolactin normalization, compared to 86% of medical therapy-only patients. Cabergoline shrank tumors in 74% of patients (80% in micro vs. 66% in macro), regardless of age, gender, length of treatment, or prior surgery/radiotherapy.

Conclusion:

patients with prolactinoma, cabergoline-induced clinical, biochemical, and radiological improvement in the majority of patients.

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Thu Sep 05 2019
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Sat Jul 20 2019
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Prevalence of Montelukast Use as an Add-On Therapy among Iraqi Asthmatics on Treatment Attending Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital and Al-Zahraa Center of Asthma and Allergy
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BACKGROUND: Montelukast (Singulair) is a cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist, used for the maintenance treatment of asthma and to relieve symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis and asthma, also used for exercise-induced bronchospasm. AIM: This study was performed to determine the prevalence of Montelukast use as an add-on therapy among Iraqi asthmatic patients on treatment. Comparing the effectiveness of regimens with and without montelukast. METHODS: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 73 Iraqi asthmatic patients on treatment of both sexes with age range (18-60) years old, attending Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital and Al-Zahraa Centre of Asthma and Allergy, Baghdad, for the period between February

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Prevalence of Montelukast Use as an Add-On Therapy among Iraqi Asthmatics on Treatment Attending Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital and Al-Zahraa Center of Asthma and Allergy
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Wed Jan 31 2024
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The Role of Activin A levels, Body Mass Index and Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Ectopic Pregnancies and Missed Abortions – A Study on a Group of Iraqi Women
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Fri Oct 30 2020
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Renewable energy between limited use and treatment of the electricity crisis in Iraq
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Thu Nov 01 2012
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Tue Feb 01 2022
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