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What do high prolactin levels mean?
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Prolactin is a: Hormone produced by the pituitary gland. After pregnancy it causes lactation (milk production). Besides pregnancy it can be elevated from stress, exercise, nipple stimulation, medications (especially antipsychotics), or tumors/growths in the pituitary gland.
Answered 5/23/2015
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