Overview of Hyperprolactinemia

Hyperprolactinemia, also known as hyperprolactinemia, is a syndrome of reproductive endocrine disorders of the hypothalamus-pituitary axis caused by various reasons, characterized by elevated serum prolactin and related clinical manifestations. It is a common clinical disease that can affect the reproductive, endocrine and nervous systems. At present, the standard is generally based on a serum prolactin level higher than 1.14nmol/L (25μg/L). Due to different detection methods, the normal reference range of each unit is slightly different.

Patients may often present with symptoms such as amenorrhea, lactation, frequent menstruation, oligomenorrhea, infertility, sexual dysfunction, headache, obesity, etc., and patients may seek treatment in obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive medicine, andrology, breast medicine, neurology and neurosurgery. Hyperprolactinemia is still mainly treated with drugs, supplemented by surgery and radiotherapy, and treatment is selected according to the principle of individualization. The incidence rate reported in epidemiology varies greatly, and it is most common in women of childbearing age. Generally speaking, it accounts for about 0.4% of women of childbearing age, 5% of women with abnormal menstruation, and 17% of women with abnormal reproductive function.

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