%0 Journal Article
%T Prescription of medroxyprogesterone acetate to a patient with pedophilia, resulting in Cushing's syndrome and adrenal insufficiency
%J Sexual abuse: a journal of research and treatment
%D 2006
%A Krueger, Richard B.
%A Hembree, Wylie
%A Hill, Michael
%V 18
%N 2
%P 227-228
%X This article provides a case report of a patient with pedophilia who was treated over a 4-year period with medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) at a dose of 300 mg/day and as a consequence developed Cushing's Syndrome and adrenal insufficiency, for which he was treated and from which he recovered. He also reported a hypersexual reaction to his own past cessation of MPA. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, which have a more benign side-effect profile than MPA, are suggested as an alternative to MPA.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 1079-0632
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11194-006-9012-5