PREGNANCY AND PROLACTINOMAS
PREGNANCY AND PROLACTINOMAS Part of “CHAPTER 13 – PROLACTIN AND ITS DISORDERS“ Many women with hyperprolactinemia present with infertility; bromocriptine is typically used to normalize prolactin levels and allow normal…
MANAGEMENT OF MACROPROLACTINOMAS
MANAGEMENT OF MACROPROLACTINOMAS Part of “CHAPTER 13 – PROLACTIN AND ITS DISORDERS“ Unlike patients with microprolactinomas, those with macropro-lactinomas always require therapy. Patients with macroade-nomas may have evidence of local…
TREATMENT FOR PROLACTINOMAS
TREATMENT FOR PROLACTINOMAS Part of “CHAPTER 13 – PROLACTIN AND ITS DISORDERS“ Treatment depends on whether the patient has hyperpro-lactinemia due to an underlying cause such as drugs or hypothyroidism,…
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND CLINICAL APPROACH TO HYPERPROLACTINEMIA
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND CLINICAL APPROACH TO HYPERPROLACTINEMIA Part of “CHAPTER 13 – PROLACTIN AND ITS DISORDERS“ As shown in Table 13-1 and Table 13-2, hyperprolactinemia has multiple causes. The measurement…
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HYPERPROLACTINEMIA
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HYPERPROLACTINEMIA Part of “CHAPTER 13 – PROLACTIN AND ITS DISORDERS“ The amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome is the classic description of the clinical manifestation of hyperprolactinemia. However, a spectrum of…
CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PROLACTIN PHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PROLACTIN PHYSIOLOGY Part of “CHAPTER 13 – PROLACTIN AND ITS DISORDERS“ The physiologic causes of hyperprolactinemia are summarized in Table 13-1. The following sections describe clinical aspects…
NORMAL CONTROL OF PROLACTIN SECRETION
NORMAL CONTROL OF PROLACTIN SECRETION Part of “CHAPTER 13 – PROLACTIN AND ITS DISORDERS“ Prolactin secretion is controlled by dual inhibitory and stimula-tory factors (Fig. 13-1). This hormone is unique…
PROLACTIN AND ITS DISORDERS
PROLACTIN AND ITS DISORDERS Laurence Katznelson Anne Klibanski NORMAL CONTROL OF PROLACTIN SECRETION CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PROLACTIN PHYSIOLOGY CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HYPERPROLACTINEMIA Related posts: DIABETES INSIPIDUS REPRESSION OF BASAL TRANSCRIPTION/COREPRESSORS…
ABNORMAL SECRETION OF GROWTH HORMONE
ABNORMAL SECRETION OF GROWTH HORMONE Part of “CHAPTER 12 – GROWTH HORMONE AND ITS DISORDERS“ DEFICIENCY OF GROWTH HORMONE GH deficiency results from various causes, and the clinical manifestations depend…
MEASUREMENT OF PLASMA GROWTH HORMONE
MEASUREMENT OF PLASMA GROWTH HORMONE Part of “CHAPTER 12 – GROWTH HORMONE AND ITS DISORDERS“ The measurement of GH in blood is problematic because of the heterogeneous nature of GH….
