Secondary Adrenocortical Insufficiency as a Result of Chronic Fentanyl Treatment: A Case Report
Journal Title: Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) may be disturbed by drugs, including opioids. In fact, opioids are a well-recognized cause of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism due to its effects in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonads axis. Nevertheless, these results are not observed in all the studies and there are numerous contradictions in the literature.
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