title: Hyperprolactinaemia and sexual function in the male.
abstract: Although an uncommon cause of sexual dysfunction, hyperprolactinaemia is almost invariably associated with loss of libido and impotence in men. The finding of hyperprolactinaemia should prompt a systematic search for an underlying cause, particularly prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas; in this condition, sexual dysfunction may antedate other complications of the pituitary tumour by many years.
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D007989:Libido / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D011388:Prolactin / Q000502:physiology; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin