Misleading hyperprolactinaemia in pregnancy

Heaney discuss the case of a 33-year-old woman with a regular 28-day menstrual cycle who came to a gynecology unit with subfertility. This case illustrates the importance of considering the diagnosis of macroprolactinemia in patients with sustained hyperprolactinemia and few or no symptoms.

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1999-02, Vol.353 (9154), p.720-720
Main Authors: Heaney, AP, Laing, I, Walton, L, Seif, MW, Beardwell, CG, Davis, JRE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anemia
Biological and medical sciences
Chromatography, Gel
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Hormones
Humans
Hyperprolactinemia - diagnosis
Medical disorders
Medical sciences
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - diagnosis
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Women
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Summary:Heaney discuss the case of a 33-year-old woman with a regular 28-day menstrual cycle who came to a gynecology unit with subfertility. This case illustrates the importance of considering the diagnosis of macroprolactinemia in patients with sustained hyperprolactinemia and few or no symptoms.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(98)10183-6