Assuming you're not pregnant or nursing, you may have a condition
called hyperprolactinemia, says endocrinologist Shlomo Melmed, MD, dean of the medical faculty at Cedars - Sinai Health System in Los Angeles.
Andie B. Schwartz, M.Ed., RD, LD, CLC, of Happy Family's Happy Mama Milk Mentor program — a completely free online service for moms with questions about nursing — discusses day care, infant constipation, and issues with getting disability coverage
for hyperprolactinemia.
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Charting your menstrual cycle and fertility signs — along with a blood test measuring your prolactin level — can help your physician
diagnose hyperprolactinemia.
This condition — known
as hyperprolactinemia — can have a number of effects on your fertility, including irregular ovulation and anovulatory cycles.
In girls,
hyperprolactinemia can lead to breast enlargement, production of breast milk, and bone loss.
I finally found a doctor that diagnosed me with hypergonadism,
hyperprolactinemia, and hyperandrogenism.
Depression medication can also lead to weight gain and
hyperprolactinemia.
These are the two most common symptoms of PCOS, high prolactin levels (
Hyperprolactinemia) and Premature Ovarian Failure, which are all increasingly being seen in younger women.
Pituitary gland issues, such as hypopituitarism or
hyperprolactinemia are also the possible cause of low testosterone in women
In fact, 40 % of women who suffer from amenorrhea or hypothyroidism have
hyperprolactinemia.
Amenorrhea, especially related to
hyperprolactinemia — I don't recommend it immediately after stopping hormonal birth control because you want to give your pituitary gland a chance to start communicating with your ovaries.
These include hormonal disorders such as polycystic ovary syndrome,
hyperprolactinemia and thyroid problems (hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism).
The doctor will try to rule out other conditions that could cause irregular periods, such as thyroid disease,
hyperprolactinemia, Cushings syndrome or congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Hyperprolactinemia may be caused by low calorie diets, liver issues, hypothyroidism, and issues with the pituitary gland itself.
Called
hyperprolactinemia, elevated prolactin may be a cause of anovulation, mimicking some symptoms of PCOS and menopause, including hot flashes, absent or irregular periods, infertility and even milk discharge from the breasts.