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What is Hyperprolactinemia?
Excessively high prolactin (hormone that releases milk) levels in the blood. Causes include medications and brain tumors.
Typical Symptoms of Hyperprolactinemia
Enlarged male breast tissue
Inappropriate milk production e.g. not pregnant or with recent childbirth, or as a male
Headache
Hair loss
History of underactive thyroid / low thyroid levels
Nipple rash, redness, discharge, pain or itch
On psychiatric medications or sleeping pills
Difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Hyperprolactinemia
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Have you noticed an unusual increase in your breast size?
Are you producing breast milk without being pregnant or giving birth, or if you are a man?
Do you have headaches or a heavy feeling in your head?
Are you experiencing increased hair loss?
Have you ever been diagnosed with an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)?
Treatmentof Hyperprolactinemia
Treatment focuses on lowering prolactin levels back to normal. This is typically done with medications. In some cases, surgery or radiation may be required to remove a tumor.
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References
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https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/96/2/273/2709487
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Matalliotakis M, Koliarakis I, Matalliotaki C, Trivli A, Hatzidaki E. Clinical manifestations, evaluation and management of hyperprolactinemia in adolescent and young girls: a brief review. Acta Biomed. 2019 Jan 23;90(1):149-157. doi: 10.23750/abm.v90i1.8142. PMID: 30889169; PMCID: PMC6502148.
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Hyperprolactinemia - Johns Hopkins Medicine
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/hyperprolactinemia#:~:text=Hyperprolactinemia%20is%20marked%20by%20abnormally,controls%20production%20of%20this%20hormone.
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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Hidetaka Hamasaki, MD (Endocrinology)
Dr. Hamasaki graduated from the Hiroshima University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University. He completed his residency at the Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital and the Department of Internal Medicine, Kohnodai Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine. He has served in the National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital and Kohnodai Hospital and joined Hamasaki Clinic in April 2017. Dr. Hamasaki specializes in diabetes and treats a wide range of internal medicine and endocrine disorders.
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