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PCOD with prolactin 51
I have diagnosed with PCOD and my prolactin level is also high which is 51.please suggest how to cope up with it
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Dr. Chethan R S
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi..... Excessive prolactin can cause a decrease in sex hormones like estrogen. When you have excessive amounts of prolactin in your blood it is called hyperprolactinemia. This is sometimes a marker of a condition known as prolactinoma, which is a tumor of the pituitary gland (usually non-cancerous). Prolactinomas produce higher than normal levels of prolactin, which can act on the body and produce many PCOS-like symptoms....
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