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Macroprolactinemia: a New Cause of Hyperprolactinemia

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2003
Hyperprolactinemia is not only seen in pregnancy but also in several pathological conditions such as prolactin (PRL) secreting pituitary adenoma (prolactinoma), intracranial tumors compressing the pituitary stalk or hypothalamus, and PRL stimulative ...
Naoki Hattori
exaly   +3 more sources

Study of Clinical Profile and Early Response to Dopamine Agonist Therapy in Patients of Hyperprolactinemia: Experience at a Tertiary Care Centre of Nepal [PDF]

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Introduction: Pathological hyperprolactinemia is medically treatable condition with dopamine agonist therapy. This research was aimed to study clinical profiles of patients of hyperprolactinemia started on cabergoline and assess clinical, biochemical ...
Richa Nepal, Manil R. Bajracharya, Budda B. Karki, Bikash B. S. Adhikari, Kushal P. Wasti, Anjal Bisht   +5 more
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Hyperprolactinemia as a side effect of using antipsychotics In Schizophrenic Patients

Jurnal Psikiatri Surabaya, 2023
Introductions: Antipsychotics are still the mainstay of schizophrenia management. Antipsychotics are antagonistic to postsynaptic dopamine receptors in the brain.
Syaiful Anwar, Khairina
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Evaluation of hyperprolactinemia risk factors in infertile women referred to Yazd Infertility Center: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2021
Background: Hyperprolactinemia is one of the most common causes of infertility in women. The prevalence of pituitary tumors is 25-30% among infertile participants with hyperprolactinemia.
Elahe Dehghan, Nasim Namiranian, Akram Ghadiri-Anari, Seid Kazem Razavi Ratki, Reyhaneh Azizi   +4 more
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Epidemiological and clinical profiles of Saudi patients with hyperprolactinemia in a single tertiary care center

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2022
BACKGROUND: Prolactin is a hormone of the pituitary gland whose main function is the production of milk. Hyperprolactinemia is defined as an increase in prolactin levels above 25 μg/L in women and 20 μg/L in men.
Moeber Mahzari, Khalid Saad Alhamlan, Nawaf Abdulaziz Alhussaini, Turki Abdullah Alkathiri, Abdulmohsen Nasser Al Khatir, Abdulaziz Mohammed Alqahtani, Emad Fayez Masuadi   +6 more
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Management of Hyperprolactinemia in Clinical Practice

Advanced Medical Journal, 2023
Background & objectives: Hyperprolactinemia is defined as an increased prolactin level above the normal reference range, in women more than 25 ng/dl; with a prevalence rate of 10% in the general population.
Bayar Ahmed Qasim, Kajeen Rashid Hussein, Mazyar Jabbar Ahmed, Sherwan Ferman Salih, Mohammed Aziz Sulaiman   +4 more
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Usefulness of prolactin levels in predicting the etiology of hyperprolactinemia in a cohort of 770 patients [PDF]

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Objective Determining the etiology of hyperprolactinemia is fundamental for selecting the most appropriate treatment strategy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness and accuracy of prolactin levels in predicting the etiology of ...
Lucio Vilar, Clarice Freitas Vilar, Ruy Lyra, Luciano Albuquerque, Ana Carolina Thé Garrido, Patrícia Sampaio Gadelha, Erik Trovão Diniz, Marcos Almeida, Lucia Helena Cordeiro, Erico Higino de Carvalho, Ana Teresa Bezerra de Melo, Karoline Matias Medeiros, Gabriel Rodrigues de Assis Ferreira, José Coelho Mororó Neto, Daniela Zago Ximenes, Camila Ribeiro Coutinho Madruga, Rosália de Oliveira Nunes, Yanna Queiroz Pereira de Sá, Luciana Ansaneli Naves   +18 more
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Drug-induced hyperprolactinemia: mechanism of development, features of diagnosis and treatment

Ожирение и метаболизм, 2023
One of the causes of non-tumor related hyperprolactinemia is taking a medications. Physicians of various specialties, such as cardiologists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, and neurologists, encounter hyperprolactinemia as a side effect of drug ...
L. K. Dzeranova, S. Y. Vorotnikova, A. S. Shutova, E. A. Pigarova, M. I. Yevloyeva   +4 more
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Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Hyperprolactinemia in Children and Adolescents: National Survey

JCRPE, 2019
Objective:We aimed to report the characteristics at admission, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of cases of pediatric hyperprolactinemia in a large multicenter study.Methods:We reviewed the records of 233 hyperprolactinemic patients, under 18 years of
Erdal Eren, Ayça Törel Ergür, Şükriye Pınar İşgüven, Eda Çelebi Bitkin, Merih Berberoğlu, Zeynep Şıklar, Firdevs Baş, Servet Yel, Serpil Baş, Elif Söbü, Abdullah Bereket, Serap Turan, Halil Sağlam, Zeynep Atay, Oya Ercan, Tülay Güran, Mehmet Emre Atabek, Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz, Aylin Kılınç Uğurlu, Ayşehan Akıncı, Esra Döğer, Enver Şimşek, Emine Demet Akbaş, Ayhan Abacı, Ülkü Gül, Sezer Acar, Eda Mengen Uçaktürk, Melek Yıldız, Edip Ünal, Ömer Tarım   +29 more
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Antipsychotic-induced Hyperprolactinemia [PDF]

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2015
Prolactin provides the growth of the mammary gland during pregnancy and synthesis and preparation of breast milk for lactation. Antipsychotics and antidepressants that are frequently used in psychiatry, cause hyperprolactinemia.
Suheyla Dogan Bulut, Serdar Bulut, Esra Alatas   +2 more
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