My test prolactin was 28. 98 ng / ml at 3. 0 - 23. 50 Before the test I ate at 11 o'clock in the evening at 8 I got up, at 9:30 I was in the laboratory and lay for half an hour and at 10 they took my blood. Whether eating late had an effect or that I could not sleep well (about 3-4 hours of sleep). Or maybe these are my real values. So I have low progesterone and high prolactin. In 1-2 days I will go to the endocrinologist. What to expect? Thanks!
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Release prolactin one more month next month and don't freak out. I had twice the norm, and the next three times I examined it was absolutely in the middle of the norm. Don't believe the first test !!!!
And why is he testing for prolactin? Do you have any complaints?
Amii ... if you ate a steak or had sex, it could increase prolactin, the endocrinologist told me. Also, prolactin is measured on a specific day of the cycle to make the tests real. In any case, consult an endocrinologist and repeat the examination. If you follow all the recommendations and prolactin remains high, there are two options - polycystic ovaries (I've heard that they are treated with folic acid or contraceptives) or benign pituitary education. I had the latter and cured it in a few months with bromocriptine. It is not dangerous, but it must be treated so that it does not affect your thyroid gland.
Prolactin is stress mainly. He will take blood as early as possible after getting up. You don't eat breakfast in the morning, you drink coffee, you don't have sex, excitement ... repeat the research. Try to stay calm.
Prolactin is a stress hormone. For a year I did not have a cycle, it turned out that I had prolactin much above normal. I had an MRI and it turned out that I had a pituitary adenoma. I was very worried because I had never heard of such a thing before and I thought about the worst. The endocrinologist told me that it was not life-threatening, but it just needed to be monitored and you may have problems conceiving in the future. I was prescribed treatment with dostinex and after 6 months my prolactin was normal, now I have an MRI to see if the tumor has shrunk. Don't worry about anything, everything will be fine. I wish you luck! ❤️