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Prolactin Testing by cj Posted Thu 02 Sep 2010 12:00am Is there a problem with ovulation? Prolactin testing is advised! Prolactin is actually a hormone that stimulates the production of breast milk in women. Hyperprolactinemia results if there is a high level of prolactin. This condition is known to interfere with ovulation. Blood tests to determine if this is the cause of an ovulatory problem Read on »
Interesting case study featuring prolactin as a trigger of MS by stuart Patient Expert Posted Wed 16 Dec 2009 12:00am excess prolactin. Prolactin is a hormone that stimulates the production of breast milk, but it can also have strong effects on the immune system (both stimulatory and inhibitory... symptom-free and prolactin-normal for the next 12 years. Then the tumor came back, his prolactin levels rose, and he simultaneously developed new MS symptoms and MRI lesions Read on »
What is Prolactin? What does Hyperprolactinaemia do? by Haveyroo Posted Mon 07 Dec 2009 6:35am in an adult. But what does it mean in a ROHHAD child. It drives me insane because I can't figure this one out and what it means later. No one has ever really monitored Prolactin... our doctors to do a constant monitoring of this hormone - they agreed and we check it monthly. Below is a graph I made for our doctors of Haven's prolactin levels Read on »
Risperdal and S100B: Prolactin, Tumors and Tardive Dyskinesia by Kim S. Patient Expert Posted Tue 01 May 2012 12:00am By Teresa Conrick With Autism numbers climbing, there are those who look to the profit margin of knowing thousands of children, teens and young adults may need medications to "target behavior."   It is unfortunate and incorrect that Autism is still being looked at as a behavioral and developmental disability for many inste ... Read on »
Prolactinoma by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm What is a prolactinoma? A prolactinoma is a benign tumour of the pituitary gland that produces a hormone called prolactin. It is the most common type of pituitary tumour. Symptoms of prolactinoma are caused by too much prolactin in the blood (hyperprolactinemia) or by pressure of the tumour on surrounding tissues. Prolactin stimulates Read on »
Blah, Blah, Blah... by Donna Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Fri 26 Mar 2010 10:06am , as it turns out, there is a reason.  When I first went to the doc, my prolactin levels were high. Often that's associated with the thyroid issues.  So in order to determine why the Prolactin was high, he had to get my thyroid function right.  So, now that the thyroid is right, he knows something is up with my Prolactin.  We took blood yesterday and if my Read on »
Medical Mysteries! by John David Gordon MD Medical Doctor Posted Fri 25 Sep 2009 3:34pm 1 Comment cycles. Such abnormalities include problems with the thyroid gland (which produces a hormone that controls metabolism), abnormal levels of prolactin (a hormone that induces breast... should have their thyroid hormone and prolactin levels measured, because problems with the thyroid gland can indirectly lead to elevations in prolactin. Low levels of thyroid Read on »
Hyperprolactinaemia by Donna Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Fri 26 Mar 2010 11:02am . Increased body weight associated with prolactin secreting pituitary adenomas: weight loss with normalization of prolactin levels. Greenman Y, Tordjman K, Stern N. Institute... in patients with prolactin-secreting pituitary tumours. DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective study of prolactinoma patients treated at the Endocrine Institute of the Tel Aviv Medical Read on »
Diagnosis! by Donna Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Mon 02 Feb 2009 10:56pm , that's all I care about. My Prolactin levels were a high too. Prolactin is most familiar to us when it comes to breast-feeding, but it's also important to visits by Aunt Flo and PMS. So hopefully once my thyroid is fixed, my Prolactin will get in line. I really like this guy... he's a little quirky, but you can tell he knows, he knows his stuff Read on »
Breast Cancer Part II: Breastfeeding after Breast Cancer by Debra .. Registered Dietician Posted Tue 27 Jan 2009 7:16pm to receive prolactin. Prolactin increases each time breastfeeding occurs and ensures an adequate milk supply. However, if breastfeeding does not occur frequently enough, or a piece of placenta remains, or birth control pills containing progesterone are introduced prior to 6 weeks postpartum, then prolactin levels will not increase. This is because the cells Read on »