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Causes of Hyperprolactinemia
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Prolactinomas
Growth hormone–secreting tumors (cosecretion or pituitary stalk effects) Nonfunctioning pituitary tumors (pituitary stalk effects) Lymphocytic hypophysitis (pituitary stalk effects) Empty sella syndrome (pituitary stalk effects) Cushing disease (cosecretion or pituitary stalk effects) |
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Causes of Hyperprolactinemia
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Craniopharyngioma
Hypothalamic disease (sarcoidosis, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, lymphoma) Metastatic tumors to pituitary/hypothalamus Meningiomas Dysgerminomas Irradiation |
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Causes of Hyperprolactinemia
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Chest wall or spinal cord disease
Breast stimulation/lesions |
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Causes of Hyperprolactinemia
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Psychotropic agents (butyrophenones and phenothiazines, MAO inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, fluoxetine, molindone, risperidone, cocaine)
Antihypertensive agents (verapamil, α-methyldopa, reserpine) Metoclopramide (Estrogen in conventionally used doses does not cause hyperprolactinemia.) |
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Causes of Hyperprolactinemia.. others
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Pregnancy
Hypothyroidism Chronic renal failure Cirrhosis Macroprolactinemia Idiopathic Adrenal insufficiency Ectopic secretion |
