WHAT IS PROLACTINOMA/ HYPERPROLACTINAEMIA?
A high level of the pituitary hormone Prolactin known as Hyperprolactinaemia is the commonest type of overactivity of the pituitary gland. This is often due to a benign pituitary tumour known as a Prolactinoma. SYMPTOMS Too much prolactin in the blood may cause the following problem: • Irregular or absent periods in women • Milky discharge from the breasts and breast tenderness • Difficulty becoming pregnant (which is usually reversed by treatment) • Loss of libido in both men and women and often impotence in men. For more information download the leaflet at the bottom of the page. WHAT IS POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS) This is a common hormonal imbalance which may cause a variety of problems. PCOS is so called because scans of the ovaries show that they contain many small cysts a few mm in diameter. This does NOT mean that you have an ovarian cyst, which is a completely different problem. In fact polycystic ovaries are just the most obvious part of an imbalance in the production of
