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This symptom could be caused by the failure of your pituitary gland. The hormone below could be deficient.
Prolactin Abnormality
Prolactin Abnormality
Excess prolactin
This is the most common prolactin abnormality. If your pituitary gland is affected, it may not produce prolactin inhibiting factors (PIFs), such as dopamine.
The symptoms are
In women
- Difficulty in getting pregnant
- Disruption in periods
- Loss of sex drive
- Painful sex through vaginal dryness
- Low bone mass
- Breasts producing milk outside of pregnancy.
- Failure to ovulate
- Headaches*
In men
- Enlarged breasts, producing milk
- Impotence
- Loss of sex drive
- Infertility (less sperm or no sperm)
- Headaches*
- Decreased muscle mass and body hair
*Especially if the excess prolactin is caused by a prolactinoma (a small tumour on the pituitary)
Insufficient prolactin
The symptoms are
In women
- ovarian dysfunction
- failure of the breasts to produce milk after childbirth
In men
- metabolic syndrome
- anxiety
- erectile dysfunction
- premature ejaculation
Sources:
The Pituitary Foundation Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency | The Pituitary Foundation
*Impact of adult growth hormone deficiency on daily functioning and well-being – PubMed (nih.gov)
For how to test if you have prolactin abnormality see ‘Diagnosis‘ page