HYPERPROLACTINEMIA

Course overview

WHEN THE AMOUNT OF SERUM PROLACTIN EXCEEDS THE UPPER LIMIT, WE CALL IT HYPERPROLACTINEMIA. THE COMMON CAUSES OF HYPERPROLACTINEMIA CAN BE PHYSIOLOGICAL, PATHOLOGICAL, OR DRUG-INDUCED. PATIENTS WITH HYPERPROLACTINEMIA MAY REMAIN ASYMPTOMATIC OR CAN PRESENT WITH SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HYPOGONADISM AND GALACTORRHEA. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE AND PRESENTATION OF HYPERPROLACTINEMIA AND STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.