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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2013 Dec 16;80(6):863–868. doi: 10.1111/cen.12375

Table 5.

Prolactinoma patients who developed Hypersexuality while on Dopamine Agonist therapy

N Age, years Sex, M/F Tumour size (last MRI), mm DA, weekly dose in mg Comment
1 66 M 12 Cabergoline, 1 mg Extreme symptomatology, leading to loss of job, divorce, promiscuity.
2 33 M 8 Cabergoline, 0.5 mg Could not be reached
3 43 F 5 Cabergoline, 0.5 mg Symptoms resolved after cabergoline was stopped by endocrinologist
4 46 F 5 Cabergoline, 0.5 mg Symptoms not interfering with life
5* 60 M 32 Cabergoline, 1 mg Patient recalls that symptoms improved with lowering the cabergoline dose.
6 38 M 21 Bromocriptine, 52.5mg Symptoms improved with dose reduction to 35 mg weekly. Dose further decreased during follow up visit to 17.5 mg weekly
7 39 M 0 Cabergoline, does not recall the dose Symptoms resolved after cabergoline was stopped due to curative pituitary surgery
8 47 M 3 Cabergoline,0.5mg Symptoms not interfering with life
9 66 M 3 Cabergoline, 2 mg Symptoms not interfering with life, dose decreased by provider
10 53 F 2 Bromocriptine, 35 mg Symptoms resolved after bromocriptine was stopped by endocrinologist
*

patient with panhypopituitairism