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Pathological gambling and hypersexuality in cabergoline-treated prolactinoma

Henrik Falhammar and Jennifer Y Yarker
Med J Aust 2009; 190 (2): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02289.x
Published online: 19 January 2009

To the Editor: A 50-year-old man presented with gynaecomastia and galactorrhoea, reporting diminished libido and energy over 12 months. Previous medical and psychiatric histories were unremarkable.


  • Department of Endocrinology, Cairns Base Hospital, Cairns, QLD.


Correspondence: henrik.falhammar@ki.se

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