PCOS and Hyperprolactinemia: what do we know in 2019?

C Delcour, G Robin, J Young… - Clinical Medicine …, 2019‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hyperprolactinemia (HPRL) are the two most
common etiologies of anovulation in women. Since the 1950s, some authors think that there …

Macroprolactinemia: a new cause of hyperprolactinemia

N Hattori - Journal of pharmacological sciences, 2003‏ - jstage.jst.go.jp
Hyperprolactinemia is not only seen in pregnancy but also in several pathological conditions
such as prolactin (PRL) secreting pituitary adenoma (prolactinoma), intracranial tumors …

Macroprolactinemia revisited: a study on 106 patients

S Vallette-Kasic, I Morange-Ramos… - The Journal of …, 2002‏ - academic.oup.com
The predominance of high molecular weight PRL, or macroprolactinemia, has long been
known in hyperprolactinemic patients with maintained fertility. Among 1,106 consecutive …

Macroprolactinaemia: validation and application of the polyethylene glycol precipitation test and clinical characterization of the condition

Olukoga, Kane - Clinical endocrinology, 1999‏ - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE The clinical characteristics and natural history of macroprolactinaemia are yet to
be fully established and there is currently no widely accepted simple in vitro test for routine …

Characterization of big, big prolactin in patients with hyperprolactinaemia

V Lelte, H Cosby, LG Sobrinho, A Fresnoza… - Clinical …, 1992‏ - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE The present study was designed to characterize the clinical findings of patients
with macroprolactin‐aemia (sustained hyperprolactinaemia where the predominant form of …

Clinical history and outcome of 59 patients with idiopathic hyperprolactinemia

AV Sluijmer, RE Lappöhn - Fertility and sterility, 1992‏ - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the clinical course of hyperprolactinemia without demonstrable
cause. Design Prospective study of all patients with idiopathic hyperprolactinemia first seen …

The frequency of macroprolactinemia in pregnant women and the heterogeneity of its etiologies

N Hattori - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1996‏ - academic.oup.com
We surveyed pregnant women for macroprolactinemia and examined the heterogeneity of
its etiologies. Serum samples obtained from 105 pregnant women (29.7+/-4.4 yr) during the …

Anti-prolactin autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with associated hyperprolactinemia

A Leanos, D Pascoe, A Fraga, F Blanco-Favela - Lupus, 1998‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Hyperprolactinemia has been found in a subset of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
patients. In order to explore whether antibodies to prolactin (PRL) play a role in SLE patients …

Familial prolactinoma

M Berezin, A Karasik - Clinical Endocrinology, 1995‏ - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Apart from the rare association with type I multiple endocrine neoplasia
(MEN‐1), familial types of prolactinoma have not been reported. PATIENTS AND …

Macroprolactinemia in childhood and adolescence: a cause of asymptomatic hyperprolactinemia

HL Fideleff, G Ruibal, H Boquete, A Pujol… - Hormone …, 2000‏ - karger.com
Asymptomatic hyperprolactinemias associated with altered proportions of molecular forms of
circulating prolactin (PRL) have been reported in adults. The scarce references available in …