TWO PREGNANCIES IN A WOMAN WITH CUSHING'S SYNDROME TREATED WITH CYPROHEPTADINE
- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 87 (12) , 1171-1173
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1980.tb04494.x
Abstract
Summary: A young woman with Cushing's syndrome who had had amenorrhoea for six years was treated with cyproheptadine and became pregnant five months later. Treatment with cyproheptadine was continued till six weeks after delivery by which time all the features of Cushing's syndrome had disappeared. The baby developed normally but died of gastroenteritis when four months old. Two years later the patient became pregnant again without further treatment. Pregnancy and labour were uncomplicated and mother and son did well. A full remission of Cushing's syndrome was confirmed two months after delivery.Keywords
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