Re: Bromocriptine and pregnancy

From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Wed Sep 21 10:56:09 2005


>From Creasy & Resnick 4th ed ...

Management of Patients harboring prolactinomas during gestation

Microadenoma -

asymptomatic patient - STOP bromocryptine Routine OB care with evaluation for symptoms of tumor expansion visual fields per trimester

symptomatic patient - check visual fields serum prolactin MRI initiate bromocryptine w or w/o dexamthasone for visual complications surgery if unresponsive to medical therapy

Macroadenoma -

asymptomatic - STOP bromocryptine Monthly evaluation for symptoms of tumor expansion Monthly visual fields

symptomatic - as for Microadenoma

hope this helps

art

At Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Elrod Darryl G MAJ 48 MDOS/SGOBO wrote: >
>I'm getting conflicting recommendations regarding the continued use of
>bromocriptine once someone becomes pregnant. Up to Date says to stop it
>once pregnancy is confirmed and Williams doesn't really say, but says
>that 6000 women have taken it without adverse affects to the pregnancy.
>
>Does anyone have any better guidelines than these?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Glen
>
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