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"Hyperprolactinemia is a condition of elevated serum prolactin. Prolactin is a 198 amino acid protein (23-kD) produced in."
Quoted from: -www.emedicine.com/med/topic1098.htm Hyperprolactinaemia or hyperprolactinemia is the presence of abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood. Normal levels are less than 580 mIU/L for women, and less than 450 mIU/L for men. The hormone prolactin is downregulated by dopamine and is upregulated by estrogen. A falsely high measurement may occur due to the presence of the biologically inactive macroprolactin in the serum. This can show up as high prolactin in some types of tests, but is asymptomatic. Prolactinoma or other tumors arising in or near the pituitary-such as those that cause acromegaly or Cushing's syndrome-may block the flow of dopamine from the brain to the prolactin-secreting cells, likewise division of the pituitary stalk or hypothalamic disease. Other causes include chronic renal failure, hypothyroidism and sarcoidosis. Some women with polycystic ovary syndrome may have mildly elevated prolactin levels. Apart from diagnosing hyperprolactinaemia and hypopituitarism, prolactin levels are often determined by physicians in patients who have suffered a seizure, when there is doubt whether this was an epileptic seizure or a non-epileptic seizure. Shortly after epileptic seizures, prolactin levels often rise, while they are normal in non-epileptic seizures.
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What is the icd-9 code for hyperprolactinemia?
253.1
Why does cirrhosis causes hyperprolactinemia?
because prolactin is metabolized by liver and kidney both;;so in case of cirhosis or kidney failure prolactin goes sky high.
What does it mean when you have milk in your breasts?
You may have hyperprolactinemia where your pituitary gland is producing too much of the hormone which makes you produce milk. You need to see a doctor as it may be a symptom of something serious. you can breast feed
What are Four causes of female infertility?
The most common causes of female infertility are ovulatory disorders and anatomical abnormalities such as damaged fallopian tubes. Less frequent causes include, for example, endometriosis and hyperprolactinemia.
What is the most common female cause of infertility?
The most common causes of female infertility are ovulatory disorders and anatomical abnormalities such as damaged fallopian tubes. Less frequent causes include, for example, endometriosis and hyperprolactinemia.
Which condition describes an excess of prolactin which causes the breasts to produce milk spontaneously?
The condition that describes an excess of prolactin which causes the breasts to produce milk spontaneously is known as hyperprolactinemia. This can be as a result of normal body changes during pregnancy or diseases that affect the hypothalamus.
You have not had a period in a year or more you got one this mouth it is very heavy is this normal?
see your doctor, i had no period for 3 years, then found out i had hyperprolactinemia. a tumour on the pituitary gland producing a hormone celled prolactin making my body think it was pregnant. i was put on medication and eventually the periods returned. i was told without medication i would not have kids.
Why does renal failure lead to hyperprolactinemia?
Renal failure and cirrhosis cause delayed clearance of prolactin as it is metabolized by both the kidney and liver the serum prolactin concentration is high in patients who have chronic renal failure and returns to normal after renal transplantation . The major mechanism is a three-fold increase in prolactin secretion, and there is a one-third decrease in metabolic clearance rate
How does prolactin effects miscarriage?
learn about Prolactin at http://www.conceivingconcepts.com/learning/articles/prolactin.html Hi...you will have a better picture on this issue with the below. Hyperprolactinemia does not directly cause miscarriage. However, Hyperprolactinemia may contribute to luteal phase defect. The luteal phase is a part of the menstrual cycle. It is the time between ovulation and the start of the next period. Most of the time, the luteal phase lasts for between 10 and 14 days. If your luteal phase lasts less than 10 or more than 14 days, it is referred to as a luteal phase defect. If you conceive and you have a luteal phase defect, you may an early miscarriage. This is because that a luteal phase defect cannot sustain a pregnancy because the uterine lining in these women begins to break down, bringing on the menstrual bleeding and causing an early miscarriage. http://www.amazingpregnancy.com/pregnancy-articles/441.html
What drug can be used to treat hyperprolactinaemia if you have used bromocriptine but you have not seen your period?
there is another drug that can be used for hyperprolactinemia. it is called cabergoline. cabergoline acts in the same way as bromocriptine and that is by increasing dopamine in the tuberoinfundibular tract of the hypothalamus. on the other hand, it can take weeks for bromocriptine to show its effects. this is because the pituitary responds to dopamine rather slowly. bromocriptine has a high success rate for reducing prolactin and the best way to assess its efficacy is by a blood test for prolactin.
How would your body be affected if your pituary gland was not working properly?
Pituitary tumors are the commonest primary intracranial tumors. Panhypopituitarism is unusual as a primary result of a pituitary tumor. Endocrine dysfuncion, particulary reproductive dysfuncion, is common due to GnRh deficiency. Others problem are, hyperprolactinemia, acromegaly, diabetes insipidus, adipsic hypernatremia, syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone, hyperthyroisism or hypothyroisism, Cushing Syndrome, Addison disease, hypo or hyperaldosteronism, hypertension, etc, symptoms will dependent on what part of the gland is affect and how.
Can breast milk come out when a home pregnancy test was negative?
its probably not breast milk, you need to go see a gyno because you may have an infection. No it can't. You might want to go to your gynecologist and see if they can give you any more info. Actually not a gynecologist but an endocrinologist. Producing milk is a sign of hyperprolactinemia, over-production of prolactin, the hormone which stimulates milk production. May be a pituitary problem,not usually serius but needs treatment. It at other times has other causes and there is no ideal treatment available for it as the underlying cause is not apparent, it is usually harmless in this case and the only harm it can cause is to your ego in the chance a leakage occurs.
