Hyperprolactinaemia | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Itcanalsobecausedbydisruptionofthenormalregulationofprolactinlevelsbydrugs,medicinalherbsandheavymetalsinsidethebody.Hyperprolactinaemia ...

Medical condition

Hyperprolactinaemia is the presence of abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood. Normal levels average to about 13 ng/mL in women, and 5 ng/mL in men, with an upper normal limit of serum prolactin levels being 15-25 ng/mL for both.[1] When the fasting levels of prolactin in blood exceed this upper limit, hyperprolactinemia is indicated.

Prolactin (PRL) is a peptide hormone produced by lactotroph cells in the anterior pituitary gland.[1] PRL is involved in lactation after pregnancy and plays a vital role in breast development.[1] Hyperprolactinemia may cause galactorrhea (production and spontaneous flow of breast milk), infertility, and disruptions in the normal menstrual period in women; as well as hypogonadism, infertility and erectile dysfunction in men.

Although hyperprolactinemia can result from normal physiological chang...