Modern management of prolactinoma.
Hyperprolactinemia can cause amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, galactorrhea and infertility. Prolactin (PRL) increase can have pharmacologic, neoplastic and nonneoplastic causes. The clinical approach to such patients should include both static and dynamic evaluation of PRL levels and radiographic imaging of the sella turcica and pituitary gland.
D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D011859:Radiography; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D001971:Bromocriptine; D011388:Prolactin