5A60.1

Hyperprolactinaemia

Hiperprolactinemia

Category

Definition

Increased peripheral blood levels of prolactin often associated with galactorrhea, sometimes associated with normal ovarian function, but often resulting in a spectrum of ovulatory dysfunction varying between short luteal phase (inadequate preovulatory follicular development), anovulatory cycles, amenorrhea and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Index Terms

HyperprolactinaemiaDrug-induced hyperprolactinaemiaHypothyroidism-associated hyperprolactinemiaFunctional hyperprolactinomaChiari-Frommel SyndromeArgonz-del Castillo SyndromeAhumada-Del Castillo syndromeamenorrhoea-galactorrhoea syndromenon-pregnancy related a-g syndromeHyperprolactinemia caused by other hypothalamo-pituitary disordersMacroprolactinaemia