Question 1

what can cause hdl levels to rise?

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Exercise: Exercise can raise HDL cholesterol.

Question 2

what can cause a rise in prolactin levels?

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Pituitary hormone: Prolactin is a hormone normally made by the pituitary gland during pregnancy and after delivery to cause breast milk production.  Other causes for high prolactin include: pituitary tumors (usually benign), certain medications, narcotics.  Mild elevations are sometimes seen related to the stress of blood drawing.

Question 3

what causes methadone levels to rise in your system?

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Variable half life: methadone has a variable half life from person to person and in and individual.  A patient may ave different metabolic rates from time to time due to other medications or a nebulous metabolic change.  This can make methadone dangerous as the level may increase with out increasing the dose and possibly be high enough to cause an overdose.

Question 4

besides medications, what causes a rise in prolactin levels?

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Various: Hi. Pituitary tumors are the most common in the pathological setting. Pregnancy increases PRL physiologically, leading to lactation after delivery. You appear to know the medication issue. Also a condition called macroprolactinemia ("big prolactin") exists that is inconsequential and doesn't cause problems or need treatment.

Question 5

what causes a rise in prolactin levels (other than medications)?

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Elevated prolactin: Besides certain medications, an elevated prolactin can be caused by pregnancy, nursing, liver disease, kidney disease and hypothyroidism.  Also seen with significant nipple stimulation (sex, jogging).  And then of course pituitary tumors.  A pituitary tumor usually causes a significant elevation (&gt;100).  These tumors can be very small.  Mild elevations of prolactin may not need treatment.

Question 6

what is the cause of sudden rise of facial temperature during sex.

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Sex and temperature: Hi, because of excitement the heart rate goes up, the heart pumps more blood around the body and also blood pressure rises, also energy is consumed which it means calorie is burnt to produce ATP and that produces heat.

Question 7

what's the cause of a bbt dip just a day or two after its usual rise that's caused by ovulation?

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Return to normal: There is a slight rise in temperature around ovulation due to Progesterone production by the ovary. After that the temperature returns to the normal baseline level.

Question 8

my esr level is 35 (normal is 10.00-20.00) elaborate.what causes it to rise? can it be controlled?

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Complicated: The ESR is a marker of inflammation. Infections and auto-immune diseases are two things that can make it go up. It also tends to go up a little as we grow older. It's unfortunately not very specific for one thing and pretty sensitive. By itself, a minimally elevated ESR in someone your age is nothing to be worried about. Unless you're having symptoms of something i wouldn't lose too much sleep

Question 9

any truth to what i read--that 1-2 sodas/day, like mountain dew, can cause gh levels to rise & increase the height of adults (many yrs past puberty)?

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Sadly no: Or we should all buy stock in Coca Cola.  Once your bones have reached maturity (the ends fuse) at about 16-18 years of age, you will not grow taller.  Only wider.

Question 10

what can cause psa levels to rise ???

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: PSA levels can rise with enlargement of the prostate which can be benign but prostate cancer can also cause this. Be sure to follow up with your doctor.

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