Störungen reproduktiver Funktionen durch Antiepileptika

Einleitung

Die Geburtenrate ist bei Frauen mit Epilepsie im Alter zwischen 24 und 40 Jahren signifikant gemindert [1]. Zu den möglichen Störungen der Fertilität tragen unmittelbare (epileptische Aktivität, Antiepileptika) und mittelbare (Stress, Depression) Faktoren der Erkrankung Epilepsie bei.

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