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Prolactin Increased
My Prolactin Serum increased in last 2 months.
In Jan it was 35.5, i took some tablets as prescribed, but now after test my , count has been increased to 40.5.
What can be the reason behind this?
Please advise??
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Dr. Astha Agarwal
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16 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
Prolactin is secreted in pulses in the body so before making an opinion about the raised prolactin. levels it is advisable to get 3 samples of prolactin done and then take the average to know the exact value
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you can also do a pool prolactin level....
if you have a history of headaches and blurring of vision please do an MRI brain also rule out any pituitary macroadenoma which is associated with raised prolactin levels
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accordingly you can start the medications
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