What is Hyperprolactinemia? How to manage it? What are the precautions to be taken? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the cause of this disease? How to treat it? How can homeopathy help you? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!
What is Hyperprolactinemia?
Hyperprolactinemia is a condition in which the hormone prolactin is raised in the blood. The primary function of prolactin is to stimulate the breast milk production after childbirth thus inducing milk, therefore high prolactin levels are normal in pregnancy.
Generally high prolactin level raises in case of oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, galactorrhea, or infertility.
What are the major causes of hyperprolactinemia?
-Physiological causes: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, mental stress.
-The disease causes Prolactinoma or other tumors arising in the pituitary, patients suffering from seizures.
-Idiopathic
certain medicines also increase the prolactin level, these include medicines for:
-High blood pressure
-Depression (tricyclic and SSRI antidepressants)
-(GERD) gastroesophageal reflux disease
-mental disorders (antipsychotics such as Risperdal and haloperidol)
-Menopausal symptoms (estrogen)
-Idiopathic
What are the Hyperprolactinemia symptoms?
In women
-a raised level of prolactin in the blood causes hypo-oestrogenism with ovulatory infertility.
-Vaginal dryness, leading to pain during intercourse
-Problems with menstruation having no periods or irregular periods
-Production of breast milk in a non-pregnant female or a nursing mother
– loss of libido
In men
-loss of libido,
-erectile dysfunction,
-infertility
-Gynaecomastia (enlargement of the breast)
-Decreased muscle mass and body hair
Is High prolactin dangerous?
Usually, prolactinomas are the main cause of high prolactin level I the blood and these are the benign tumors and these may cause headaches, vision problem or both. These are common in women than in men.
Investigations for hyperprolactinemia?
-Patients with clinical symptoms of amenorrhea, galactorrhoea or erectile dysfunction are considered to have hyperprolactinemia.
-Current thyroid stimulating hormone assay is sensitive in detecting the hypothyroid condition.
-MRI
What are the complications of hyperprolactinemia?
Complications of hyperprolactinemia are related to the size of the tumor and physiologic effects of the condition.
Major complications are as follows:
-Blindness
-Osteoporosis
-Infertility
-Hemorrhage
Homeopathic treatment for hyperprolactinemia?
-Borax veneta
-Calcarea carbonica
-Conium maculatum
-Medusa
-Secale cornutum
