Galactorrhea is commonly caused by hyperprolactinemia, especially when it is associated with amenorrhea. Hyperprolactinemia is most often induced by medication or associated with pituitary adenomas or other sellar or suprasellar lesions. Less common causes of galactorrhea include hypothyroidism, renal insufficiency, pregnancy, and nipple stimulation. After pathologic nipple discharge is ruled o...

High prolactin hormone level in the blood is known as hyperprolactinemia. The most common symptom of hyperprolactinemia is galactorrhea, in which spontaneous milky discharge is seen from all ducts of the 2 mammary glands. Galactorrhea occurs due to different medical conditions, including the use of antidepressant medications. Herein we report a hyperprolactinemia case with galactorrhea due to d...

Objective: Hyperprolactinemia due to the use of antipsychotic medication is well recognized. A case of an adolescent female psychotic patient, who developed significant symptomatic hyperprolactinemia on a low dose of risperidone with in two days of initiation is described. Methods: Patient had been treated with risperidone for a psychotic illness and serum prolactin levels were assayed the day ...

s | 47 scores. A linear regression analysis revealed that being male and married had significant positive associations with sexual arousal, sexual satisfaction, and/or sexual desire, while the presence of TD and a longer duration of illness were associated with poor sexual arousal and/or sexual desire. Additionally, sexual function was significantly associated with SWN-K and DAI scores in mult...

A 45-year-old woman presented with worsening of migraine without aura. Laboratory test revealed hyperprolactinemia, but brain magnetic resonance imaging was normal. She had no known etiologies hyperprolactinemia. Headache improved together normalization serum prolactin level after administration bromocriptine. However, withdrawal bromocriptine caused elevation and headache. repeated similar pat...

Prevalence of hyperprolactinemia in children with subclinical hypothyroidism (ScH) is not known. This study aimed to determine the occurrence and predictors of hyperprolactinemia in euthyroid children and in children with ScH and overt primary hypothyroidism (OPH). Serum prolactin levels were estimated in consecutive children <18 years of age undergoing thyroid function evaluation and diagnosed...

OBJECTIVE Hyperprolactinemia may be due to various etiological factors and may present with different signs and symptoms. It is relatively less frequent in childhood than in adulthood. The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the clinical course and outcome of hyperprolactinemia in pediatric patients. METHODS We investigated the records of 21 patients with hyperprolactinemia who ...

BACKGROUND/AIM Prolactin (PRL), a hormone produced by the pituitary gland, has multiple physiological functions, including immunoregulation. PRL can also be secreted in response to stressful stimuli. During stress, PRL has been suggested to oppose the immunosuppressive effects of inflammatory mediators. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of short- and long-term h...

Hyperprolactinemia is often observed in lymphocytic hypophysitis (LYH). To clarify the possible autoimmune pituitary involvement in patients with apparently idiopathic hyperprolactinemia we investigated the presence of antipituitary antibodies (APA) in hyperprolactinemic patients with idiopathic hyperprolactinemia and in those with prolactinoma. Sixty-six hyperprolactinemic patients (52 F, 14 M...