What are the symptoms of hyperprolactinemia?

Currently, the number of people suffering from hyperprolactinemia is gradually increasing. This disease has added a lot of troubles to the normal life and work of the majority of patients and friends, and has even affected their physical and mental health. So what are the symptoms of hyperprolactinemia? Hyperprolactinemia refers to a series of pathological syndromes caused by multiple factors under non-physiological conditions, when the serum prolactin (PRL) concentration exceeds the normal upper limit.

Symptoms of hyperprolactinemia:

Symptoms 1. Abnormal sexual function

There may be polyphagia, obesity, genital atrophy, sparse pubic and axillary hair, decreased libido, and impotence in men, but normal function may also occur.

Symptom 2: galactorrhea

It is more common in women, accounting for about 30-60%, while in men it may be related to the fact that the breasts have never been exposed to the effects of estrogen and progesterone. Generally, the amount of milk leakage is not large, and small drops of milk are discharged when the breasts are squeezed, but there are also cases where the breasts are not stimulated and a large amount of milk leakage occurs. Some patients with milk leakage have PRL within the normal range.

Symptom 3: Irregular menstruation

Primary amenorrhea accounts for 4%, secondary amenorrhea accounts for 89%, oligomenorrhea accounts for 7%, and functional uterine bleeding and corpus luteum dysfunction accounts for 23-77%.

Symptom 4: Osteopenia

Long-term decrease in estrogen levels due to HP can cause a decrease in bone density.