Hyperprolactinemia
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Hyperprolactinemia
Background
From wikipedia:Hyperprolactinaemia
Hyperprolactinaemia (BrE) or hyperprolactinemia (AmE) 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.
Prolactin is a peptide hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland primarily associated with lactation and plays important breast development during pregnancy. Hyperprolactinaemia may cause production and spontaneous flow of breast milk and disruptions in the normal menstrual period in women and hypogonadism, infertility and erectile dysfunction in men.
Hyperprolactinaemia can be a part of normal body changes during pregnancy and breastfeeding. It can also be caused by diseases affecting the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. It can also be caused disruption of the normal regulation of prolactin levels by drugs, medicinal herbs and heavy metals. Hyperprolactinaemia may also be the result of disease of other organs such as the kidneys, ovaries and thyroid.[1]