Answered: im 35 years old ,male, my prolactin level is so high it is more th...

 

 

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Answered: im 35 years old ,male, my prolactin level is so high it is more than 200

via Ask a Doctor Free Online - Recent questions and answers on 3/17/12

Hi there,

For us it is important to know what exact symptoms you are experiencing in order to tell you clinical correlation to high prolactin level.

Generally, prolactin serves an important function to stimulate breast-milk production in women during their reproductive lives, but it found in traces in males. Since it is secreted by pituitary glands in brain, it could be a strong possibility that there is some pituitary function error that may lead to production of high level of prolactin.

Elevated serum prolactin levels cause some serious effects on men's sexual potency. With high serum prolactin levels, a man's testicle do not get adequate stimulation to produce testosterone (male sex hormone) in sufficient level and as a result of that Serum testosterone levels then fall. Main problem arises with high prolactin level is giving more testosterone is not the cure because elevated serum prolactin levels prevent the body to respond naturally to testosterone.

Treatment could be removal of pituitary gland or taking medicines that increase level of dopamine (chemical in brain that controls prolactin level).  Three medications, bromocriptine, pergolide and cabergoline (Dostinex) have dopamine like properties and can be prescribed by your treating endocrinologist.

Hence it is very essential to consult your doctor to narrow down the diagnosis by clinical examination and investigations. Hope this helps.

 

 

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