Hi there darkeeeee!!!Where have u been? How's the new generation going? Do they respect the teacher?
...my section is growing every day...and i like that a lot Now ur question:
Prolactina is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland and its major effect is seen in the women...mainly on the mammary gland. It stimulates the milk production... In fact when the baby sucks the mammary gland,there begins a response to this by producing prolactina that increases the milk production and release.
When the level of prolactina is high u have to consider the cause of this:
It may be physiological as in case of pregnancy when the level increases or it may be due to stress or physical activity.However except the first case which may be the most common as a physiological cause,mostly it is due to a pituitary adenoma.In fact prolactinoma is in first rank in the pituitary adenomas cases.The symptoms are menstruation cycle problems such as amenorrhea(no menstruation cycle) and also galactorrea (milk comes out from the nipples spontaneously or after a small pressure on it).these are the primary peripheral symptoms even why there might be other symptoms but they might be misunderstood because not very specific.there are also other symptoms due to the mass of the adenoma which varies from problems on the ocular nerve to the destruction of the remaining part of the pituitary gland due to the pressure on that part.
Diagnosis is based on symptoms like vision problems,cefalea or presence of amenorrhea or galatorrea (even why for these there are other test that will be done to verify other hypothesis). Prolactine concentration in plasma will be over the limits...i don't remember if there is another exam to measure the concentration of prolactina (i think there is smth with the thyroglobulin but i don't remember it very well)...if there is the suspect of an adenoma, MRN is the best to identify the location and the dimensions.
iIcant say u anything about the therapy becouse i dont know it
...i havent studied it...i may give u any information more if i search the book!Up to then have a nice day...
And sorry for my english...as always it sucks...and it getS no milk from that
p.s: If any of u knows anything more,I'd invite em to write it down!