title: Isolated prolactin deficiency: a case report.
abstract: A 36-year-old woman, with lifelong oligomenorrhea and immeasurable serum PRL levels, conceived and had normal deliveries after ovulation induction with CC. Alactogenesis followed both deliveries. Evaluation of other pituitary hormones were within normal limits, and attempted stimulation of PRL levels by TRH was unsuccessful. The clinical significance of isolated hypoprolactinemia is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Columbia Hospital for Women, Washington, D.C. 20037.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Falk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin; D007774:Lactation / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood / Q000172:deficiency*; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D002996:Clomiphene; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D011388:Prolactin; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate