학술논문
Report of two cases of possible paroxetine-induced pregnancy in women with long term infertility.
Document Type
Academic Journal
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Language
English
ISSN
2322-5041
Abstract
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating chronic disease with an estimated prevalence rate of 2 to 3 percent in the general population. The first patient was a 34-year-old female with a diagnosis of OCD according to DSM-V from about seven years ago with the Yale-Brown score 31. She referred to our center with simultaneous infertility and PCO since 11 years. The second patient was a 32-year-old female with a diagnosis of OCD according to DSM-V with Yale-Brown score 34 since 5 years ago. In two patients, paroxetine may lead to successful pregnancy in addition to reducing the OCD symptoms. According to this initial report and the randomness of pregnancy in patient treated with paroxetine, there may be a hope to develop new protocols for the treatment of infertility using paroxetine.