Ablation of luteal phase symptoms of Menière's disease with leuprolide.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Symptoms of Menière's disease in women may be exacerbated during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. This suggests a role for progesterone production and subsequent fluid redistribution as a predisposing factor for Menière's symptoms. We report the use of leuprolide acetate, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, in a woman with cyclic Menière's symptoms. This drug, which abolishes gonadotropin-dependent ovarian sex steroid production, alleviated the patient's symptoms during therapy. This observation offers further support to the hypothesis of sex hormone-related exacerbations of Menière's symptoms and provides a possible future treatment option for this debilitating disease.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Price, TM; Allen, TC; Bowyer, DL; Watson, TA
Published Date
- February 1994
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 120 / 2
Start / End Page
- 209 - 211
PubMed ID
- 8297581
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0886-4470
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1001/archotol.1994.01880260079015
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States