Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a potentially blinding, retinal neovascular disease. Systemic prolactin accesses the retina to regulate blood vessels. Prolactin is proangiogenic and can be cleaved ...

Effects of Concurrent Expression of Myc and Bcl-2 on the Treatment and Prognosis in Extranodal Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2018 World Cancer Congress ...

A problem with an individual’s prolactin levels may indicate several health conditions. Prolactin may also affect a person’s fertility. A prolactin level test can help doctors identify the cause and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Serum prolactin levels may be increased in women with hyperthyroidism, which may cause more frequent ...

Prolactin is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland. High levels can affect sexual and reproductive health. They may result from medication use, health conditions, or prolactinomas. Prolactin plays ...

Background A 31-year-old woman presented 12 months after discontinuing the oral contraceptive pill with progressive headache to her primary-care physician. She had previously presented with irregular ...

Do patients who have been diagnosed with pituitary microadenoma have to take bromocriptine for life at a maintenance dose of 0.625 mg? The reason for the question is that several of my patients start ...

Background: A 30-year-old woman with suspected multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) was referred to our center in 2001 with primary hyperparathyroidism caused by a multiglandular parathyroid ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transgender women on a long-term regimen of estrogen and spironolactone therapy did not experience a clinically ...

A 38 year-old woman developed amenorrhea and galactorrhea. Her examination was normal. Serum prolactin level was markedly elevated. Pituitary Microadenoma. T1-weighted with gadolinium sagittal MRI ...

Recently a teenage girl presented with galactorrhea. A pregnancy test was negative. She was not using hormonal contraceptives, nor was she taking opiates or methyldopa. I ordered a serum prolactin and ...