Open AccessHyperprolactinemia with normal serum prolactin: Its clinical significance
Author(s) -
Agarwal Mb,
Ananya Das,
Santa Singh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of human reproductive sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-1208
pISSN - 1998-4766
DOI - 10.4103/0974-1208.69334
Subject(s) - cabergoline , galactorrhea , prolactin , amenorrhea , medicine , infertility , clinical significance , prolactin cell , prolactinoma , endocrinology , gynecology , hormone , biology , pregnancy , genetics
Amenorrhea and infertility with an added feature of galactorrhea makes a provisional diagnosis of hyperprolactinemia. But again, normal serum prolactin with all clinical features of hyperprolactinemia might question the diagnosis and further management. The answer lies in the heterogeneity of the peptide hormone - the immunoactive and the bioactive forms. This has been further illustrated with the help of a case which had been treated with cabergoline.