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Hyperprolactinemia, characterized by abnormally high levels of prolactin, may cause galactorrhea (production and spontaneous flow of breast milk), infertility, and menstrual disruptions in women. In men, it can lead to hypogonadism, infertility and erectile dysfunction. Prolactin is crucial for milk production during pregnancy and lactation.
Cabergoline, sold under the brand name Dostinex among others, is a dopaminergic medication used in the treatment of high prolactin levels, prolactinomas, Parkinson's disease, and for other indications. [2] It is taken by mouth. Cabergoline is an ergot derivative and a potent dopamine D 2 receptor agonist. [3]
Prolactinemia (high prolactin levels) can lead to many of the symptoms of true pregnancy, such as amenorrhea, galactorrhea, and tender breasts. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Heightened activity of the central nervous system may contribute to the abdominal distension , sensations of fetal movement, and assumed contraction pains experienced by many women with ...
In men, high levels of prolactin can result in a number of intimate problems, including: (ED) Reduced libido. Decreased fertility. Cabergoline is a dopamine agonist. It works to reduce the amount ...
A high blood prolactin level within the first 20 minutes following a seizure may be useful to help confirm an epileptic seizure as opposed to psychogenic non-epileptic seizure. [ 129 ] [ 130 ] Serum prolactin level is less useful for detecting focal seizures. [ 131 ]
USA Today and The Tennessean "The Post Roe Baby Boom: Inside Mississippi's Maternal Health Crisis," an episode of States of America, with reporting by Danielle Dreilinger, which chronicles the straining of the state's maternal healthcare system after the overturning of Roe v. Wade amidst high birth rates in the Mississippi Delta
A brain MRI showing the sella turcica should be obtained in cases of unexplained hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, or when patients show evidence of central nervous system (CNS) symptoms such as severe or persistent headaches, persistent vomiting, changes in vision, thirst, or urination with no attributable cause. [9]
From Nicole Kidman’s erotic thriller “Babygirl,” to a book of sexual fantasies edited by Gillian Anderson, this was the year the female sex drive took the wheel in popular culture.