Spontaneous pregnancy in women with a prolactin-producing pituitary adenoma.
The occurrence of spontaneous pregnancy in patients with amenorrhea-galactorrhea, hyperprolactinemia, and radiographic evidence of a pituitary tumor is unusual. We present here two patients who conceived spontaneously. One had an uneventful pregnancy. Following delivery, transsphenoidal pituitary surgery was performed, confirming the presence of a prolactin-producing adenoma. The second patient had an early pregnancy termination (at 12 weeks of gestation). These patients provide evidence that ovulation and pregnancy can occur in spite of elevated prolactin levels.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005687:Galactorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism*
D011388:Prolactin