"Hyperprolactinemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Increased levels of PROLACTIN in the BLOOD, which may be associated with AMENORRHEA and GALACTORRHEA. Relatively common etiologies include PROLACTINOMA, medication effect, KIDNEY FAILURE, granulomatous diseases of the PITUITARY GLAND, and disorders which interfere with the hypothalamic inhibition of prolactin release. Ectopic (non-pituitary) production of prolactin may also occur. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp77-8)
| Descriptor ID |
D006966
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.617.738.250.450 C19.700.355.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Hyperprolactinemia- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hyperprolactinemias
- Prolactin, Inappropriate Secretion
- Inappropriate Secretion Prolactin
- Secretion Prolactin, Inappropriate
- Inappropriate Prolactin Secretion Syndrome
- Prolactin Hypersecretion Syndrome
- Hypersecretion Syndrome, Prolactin
- Syndrome, Prolactin Hypersecretion
- Hyperprolactinaemia
- Inappropriate Prolactin Secretion
- Prolactin Secretion, Inappropriate
- Secretion, Inappropriate Prolactin
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperprolactinemia" by people in Profiles.
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Trimeloni L, Spencer J. Diagnosis and Management of Breast Milk Oversupply. J Am Board Fam Med. 2016 Jan-Feb; 29(1):139-42.
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Qaseem A, Snow V, Denberg TD, Casey DE, Forciea MA, Owens DK, Shekelle P. Hormonal testing and pharmacologic treatment of erectile dysfunction: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2009 Nov 3; 151(9):639-49.
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Dusitanond P, Young WB. Neuroleptics and migraine. Cent Nerv Syst Agents Med Chem. 2009 Mar; 9(1):63-70.
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Patkar AA, Mannelli P, Certa KM, Peindl K, Murray H, Vergare MJ, Berrettini WH. Relationship of serum prolactin with severity of drug use and treatment outcome in cocaine dependence. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2004 Oct; 176(1):74-81.