1
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16
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Mild depression
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Amenorrhea (9 months) and galactorrhea
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Elevated with increased frequency of pulses (mid-cycle surge levels)
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Within normal range
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≈ 5.7
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--
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Within the mid-follicular phase range
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slightly higher than the follicular phase range
|
Normal diurnal episodic secretion
|
Distinctly elevated (similar to the mid-cycle surge)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Basal TSH within normal range
|
--
|
[34]
|
1
|
39
|
Depression
|
Amenorrhea (5 months) and galactorrhea
|
≈ 0.2 IU/L
|
≈ 14 IU/L
|
≈ 0.1
|
--
|
Within the follicular phase range
|
Within the follicular phase range
|
--
|
Within the normal range
|
--
|
--
|
Normal increase in LH and FSH after GnRH
|
Normal increase in TSH and PRL, and paradoxical increase in GH (normal basal levels of TSH)
|
Normal decrease in PRL after bromocriptine and normal decrease in PRL and blunted increase in GH after apomorphine
|
[35]
|
1
|
27
|
Likely unipolar depressive disorder
|
Amenorrhea (9 months) and galactorrhea
|
Within follicular phase range
|
Within follicular phase range
|
2.0
|
Within mid-follicular phase range
|
Within the mid-follicular phase range
|
Within mid-follicular phase range
|
--
|
Within the normal range
|
Minimally elevated DHEAS levels
|
Normal suppression of A.M. cortisol but ACTH remained elevated after overnight low-dose (1 mg) dexamethasoned
|
--
|
Small increase in TSH, normal increase in PRL and paradoxical increase in GH (normal basal levels of TSH and T4)
|
--
|
[32]
|
5
|
19, 29, 33, 34, 35
|
4 women with depression and hysteria
|
Amenorrhea (4–15 months) and galactorrhea
|
Within normal range
|
Within normal range
|
8.0, 6.6, 2.7, 2.9, 4.4
|
--
|
Within normal range (4 women)
|
1 woman within the follicular phase range, and 4 women slightly higher than the follicular phase range
|
--
|
Slightly elevated (4 women) and within the normal range (1 woman)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
No increase in LH or PRL after naloxone
|
[33]
|
1
|
30
|
Histrionic personality suffering from major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder
|
Amenorrhea (7 months) and galactorrhea
|
Elevated with frequency of pulses higher than late-follicular phase
|
Within normal range
|
≈ 11.3
|
Consistently elevated
|
Elevated (late-follicular phase levels)
|
Not elevated (late-follicular phase levels)
|
Decreased nocturnal peaks of GH
|
Normal levels with greater release during sleep than during daytime
|
Normal cortisol levels rising during sleep and reaching a maximum at 08.00-09.00 h
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Decrease in PRL levels and no increase in GH after L-DOPA
|
[16]
|
1
|
38
|
Histrionic and hypochondriac personality
|
Amenorrhea (> 5 months) and galactorrhea
|
Normal with frequency of pulses similar to late-follicular phase
|
Within normal range
|
≈ 2.9
|
Consistently elevated
|
Elevated (late-follicular phase levels)
|
Not elevated (late-follicular phase levels)
|
Decreased nocturnal peaks of GH
|
Normal levels with greater release during sleep than during daytime
|
Normal cortisol levels rising during sleep and reaching a maximum at 08.00-09.00 h
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Decrease in PRL and no increase in GH after L-DOPA
|
[16]
|