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. 1986 Jun 21;292(6536):1660–1661. doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1660

Primary hypothyroidism presenting as amenorrhoea and galactorrhoea with hyperprolactinaemia and pituitary enlargement.

P J Heyburn, O M Gibby, M Hourihan, R Hall, M F Scanlon
PMCID: PMC1340718  PMID: 3087563

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