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Relationship Between Hormones and Epilepsy
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VOLUME: 24 ISSUE: 1
P: 10-12
January 2018

Relationship Between Hormones and Epilepsy

DOI: 10.14744/epilepsi.2018.48303
Yasemin ÜNAL
Gülnihal KUTLU
1. Mugla University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Muğla, Turkey
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Received Date: 18.12.2017
Accepted Date: 05.02.2018
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ABSTRACT

The relationship between hormones and epilepsy is very complex. Hormones affect epilepsy, while epilepsy affects hormones. In addition, antiepileptic drugs have effects on seizures and hormones. In patients with epilepsy, menstrual disorders, hypothalamic amenorrhea, polycystic ovary syndrome, premature menopause, decreased fertility, sperm motility disorder, decreased sexual desire, problems in ejaculation, and orgasmic difficulty are more common than in the normal population. In this article, the relationship between epilepsy and hormones is discussed.