Hyperprolactinemia Flashcards
1
Q
Causes?
A
Pregnancy, drugs, hypothyroidism, pituitary stalk damage
2
Q
Most common cause?
A
Pregnancy
3
Q
What is the male clinical presentation?
A
Dimished libido and erectile dysfunction
4
Q
What is the female clinical presentation?
A
No period, low estrogen, galactorrhea (breast milk coming out)
5
Q
How to diagnose?
A
Serum prolactin level is elevated
6
Q
What do we do when serum prolactin level is elevated?
A
Request an MRI to exclude pituitary adenoma
7
Q
Should there be a pituitary adenoma, how do we treat?
A
Surgical resection
8
Q
Should there be a pituitary prolactinoma, what do we do?
A
We prescribe a dopamine agonist
