 Hyperprolactinemia
"Hyperprolactinemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Increased levels of PROLACTIN in the BLOOD, which may be associated with AMENORRHEA and GALACTORRHEA. Relatively common etiologies include PROLACTINOMA, medication effect, KIDNEY FAILURE, granulomatous diseases of the PITUITARY GLAND, and disorders which interfere with the hypothalamic inhibition of prolactin release. Ectopic (non-pituitary) production of prolactin may also occur. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp77-8)
| Descriptor ID |
D006966
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.617.738.250.450 C19.700.355.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Hyperprolactinemia- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hyperprolactinemias
- Prolactin, Inappropriate Secretion
- Inappropriate Secretion Prolactin
- Secretion Prolactin, Inappropriate
- Inappropriate Prolactin Secretion Syndrome
- Prolactin Hypersecretion Syndrome
- Hypersecretion Syndrome, Prolactin
- Syndrome, Prolactin Hypersecretion
- Hyperprolactinaemia
- Inappropriate Prolactin Secretion
- Prolactin Secretion, Inappropriate
- Secretion, Inappropriate Prolactin
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperprolactinemia" by people in Profiles.
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Worsley R, Santoro N, Miller KK, Parish SJ, Davis SR. Hormones and Female Sexual Dysfunction: Beyond Estrogens and Androgens--Findings from the Fourth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine. J Sex Med. 2016 Mar; 13(3):283-90.
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Ma NS, Fink C, Geffner ME, Borchert M. Evolving central hypothyroidism in children with optic nerve hypoplasia. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Jan-Feb; 23(1-2):53-8.
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Sarapura V, Schlaff WD. Recent advances in the understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment of hyperprolactinemia. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 1993 Jun; 5(3):360-7.
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Ross DA, Norman D, Wilson CB. Radiologic characteristics and results of surgical management of Rathke's cysts in 43 patients. Neurosurgery. 1992 Feb; 30(2):173-8; discussion 178-9.
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Yamada M, Miyake A, Koike K, Ikegami H, Aono T, Tanizawa O. Spontaneous pregnancy after a pregnancy induced by treatment in hyperprolactinemic women. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1990 May-Jun; 35(2-3):125-9.
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